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Stories tagged “New Horizons”

Every story in the journal tagged “New Horizons”, newest first.

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The New Horizons probe, its gold-coloured body and dish in the foreground, with a dark half-lit Pluto behind it ringed by a thin blue glow, against stars.

New Horizons at Pluto: When Was Closest Approach, and How Close?

New Horizons passed Pluto on 14 July 2015 at about 12,500 km and 13.8 km/s. NASA’s timetable and JPL’s track disagree on the second by 88 seconds, and a 3D replay has to show both.

5 Nov 20266 min read

Where is Voyager 1 now: the Voyager 1 spacecraft with its white dish antenna and long instrument booms against the stars

Black Holes & Extremes

Where Is Voyager 1 Now? The Farthest Things We Threw

Where is Voyager 1 now? Almost exactly one day away at the speed of light, and still answering. A short tour of the farthest things people have thrown, and of the people who never stopped listening.

14 Oct 202610 min read