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NASA's New Horizons wakes after longest 321-day hibernation beyond Pluto

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has reawakened after a 321-day hibernation, resuming operations nearly 5.9 billion miles from Earth to continue exploring the distant Kuiper Belt.

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

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft woke up about 6 billion miles from Earth after being in hibernation for 321 days.

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 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 ...
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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.