Pluto flyby mission wakes up after long sleep nearly 6 billion miles from Earth

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft recently came out of hibernation to continue its journey through an unexplored part of the ...

NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes Up Nearly 6 Billion Miles from Earth After Almost a Year in Hibernation

The hibernation began in August 2025, NASA said ...
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Spacecraft 5.9-Billion Miles from Earth Wakes Up After Year-Long Sleep, It Still Has Work to Do

NASA and APL confirmed that the New Horizons spacecraft is once again fully operational after a yaer-long hibernation period.

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft wakes from its longest hibernation in good health

Following its longest hibernation period ever of nearly a year, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has emerged in good health and ...

NASA’s New Horizons travelled 3 billion miles over 9 years to reach Pluto – but it was moving too fast to stop when it arrived

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft completed its swift flyby of Pluto after a nine-year journey. The mission prioritized data ...

Six massive landslides discovered on icy Pluto

Scientists have detected evidence of landslides on Pluto for the first time. A paper published in the journal Icarus reports ...

New Horizons Pluto probe just woke itself up after 321 days of hibernation

NASA’s New Horizons probe has woken itself up after 321 days of hibernation. The aerospace agency sent commands to the probe ...
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Astronomers believe they've detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere that may have been created by volcanic eruptions or a comet strike. Just 300 miles ...