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New Horizons

A NASA spacecraft launched in 2006 to study Pluto, its moons, and other objects in the Kuiper Belt. It performed a historic flyby of Pluto on July 14, 2015, providing the first close-up images of the dwarf planet.

Source: nasa.gov

APODs including "New Horizons"

Humanity Explores the Solar System

Humanity Explores the Solar System

30/04/2013

Fifth Moon Discovered Orbiting Pluto

Fifth Moon Discovered Orbiting Pluto

16/07/2012

Jupiter's Clouds from New Horizons

Jupiter's Clouds from New Horizons

23/10/2011

Shuttle Reentry Streak from Orbit

Shuttle Reentry Streak from Orbit

01/08/2011

Pluto's P4

Pluto's P4

22/07/2011

Farther Along

Farther Along

06/05/2011

A Jupiter-Io Montage from New Horizons

A Jupiter-Io Montage from New Horizons

08/01/2008

Jupiter's Clouds from New Horizons

Jupiter's Clouds from New Horizons

15/10/2007

Eris: More Massive than Pluto

Eris: More Massive than Pluto

19/06/2007

Europa Rising

Europa Rising

07/05/2007

New Horizons at Io

New Horizons at Io

04/04/2007

Watch Jupiter Rotate

Watch Jupiter Rotate

12/03/2007

New Horizons Spacecraft Passes Jupiter

New Horizons Spacecraft Passes Jupiter

07/03/2007

Pluto in True Color

Pluto in True Color

03/09/2006

Nix and Hydra

Nix and Hydra

24/06/2006

New Horizons Launches to Pluto

New Horizons Launches to Pluto

24/01/2006

New Horizons at Jupiter

New Horizons at Jupiter

04/12/2003

Pluto: New Horizons

Pluto: New Horizons

18/10/2001

Gamma-Ray Burst: A Milestone Explosion

Gamma-Ray Burst: A Milestone Explosion

02/07/1997