Pluto flyby: New Horizons

[Flyaway]

New Horizons is now in hibernation until April.

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[Oct 14]

We put #NASA New Horizons back into hibernation last week. As we hibernate till Apr 2 it will take data from its plasma/energetic particle spectrometers SWAP & PEPSSI & the dust counter! Today we got our 1st hibernation "all's well" 'Green Beacon' report from the spacecraft!

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[Dec 19]

Even in hibernation, NASA’s New Horizons never rests! Since February, it has been collecting critical data on the Sun's outer heliosphere with its plasma, charged particle, and dust sensors. ️ Science continues until hibernation ends in April.

Some research into Uranus was published from 2023.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from two very different viewpoints. The results inform future plans to study like types of planets around other stars.

Astronomers used Uranus as a proxy for similar planets beyond our solar system, known as exoplanets, comparing high-resolution images from Hubble to the more-distant view from New Horizons. This combined perspective will help scientists learn more about what to expect while imaging planets around other stars with future telescopes.

[Oct 9]