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U.S. To Restart Plutonium Production for Deep Space Exploration
The end of NASA’s plutonium shortage may be in sight. On Monday March 18th, NASA’s planetary science division head Jim…
New Horizons’ Pluto Stamp is One Step Closer to Becoming a Reality
A little over a year ago Alan Stern, principal investigator on the New Horizons mission, announced the team's plans to…
New Horizons May Need to ‘Bail Out’ to Dodge Debris, Rings and Moons in the Pluto System
Artist's concept shows the New Horizons spacecraft during its 2015 encounter with Pluto and its moon, Charon. Credit: JHUAPL/SwRI Since…
What Has the Kuiper Belt Taught Us About The Solar System?
Over 4 billion miles (6.7 billion km) from the Sun, the Kuiper Belt is a vast zone of frozen worlds…
Help Support a ‘New Horizons’ U.S. Postage Stamp!
[/caption]Today the New Horizons mission team, along with Principal Investigator Alan Stern have unveiled their proposal for a U.S Postage…
Dr. Alan Stern Answers Your Questions!
[/caption]Some of you may know, we recently launched a new "Ask" feature here at Universe Today. Our inaugural launch features…
NASA’s Pluto Probe Marks a New Milestone
[/caption] It may not have noticed anything different as it continued its high-speed trek through interplanetary space, but today New…
Does Pluto Have a Hidden Ocean?
[/caption] In recent years, it has become surprisingly apparent that, contrary to previous belief, Earth is not the only place…
Does The Pluto System Pose A Threat To New Horizons?
[/caption] With nearly two-thirds of its journey complete, the New Horizons spacecraft is still alive and well. It recently experienced…
More Surprises From Pluto
[/caption] Ah, Pluto. Seems every time we think we've got it figured out, it has a new surprise to throw…