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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.

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 ...

Pluto fly-by mission wakes after long sleep nearly 9.5b kilometres from Earth

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft went into a planned hibernation mode on 7 August, 2025, and woke on 23 June using commands stored on its main computer.

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 probe awakens after long hibernation near Pluto

New Horizons is often placed into a resource-saving mode while cruising long distances, and had been in hibernation near ...