NASA finally decided to let New Horizons complete its exploration of the Kuiper Belt after waiting all summer to let the team know.
Since its last flyby, of the Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth, the New Horizons mission has been exploring objects in the Kuiper Belt as well as performing heliospheric and astrophysical observations. Courtesy: Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute//Roman Tkachenko
“Following a senior review and feedback from a diverse set of stakeholders, NASA will continue the New Horizons mission focus on multidisciplinary science,” she announced in social media and a press release. “Its extended operations will continue until the spacecraft exits the Kuiper Belt, expected in 2028-2029.”
A chart showing the relative position of New Horizons in the Kuiper Belt compared to other spacecraft. Courtesy New Horizons mission. A collective of 25 prominent planetary scientists, including Planetary Society board chair Jim Bell, Lori Garver , Jim Green , Candice Hansen-Koharcheck , author Homer Hickham, Wesley T. Huntress , astrophysicist Sir Brian May, Melissa McGrath , and many others signed on to a letter of protest about the mission’s proposed truncation. In addition to
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