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New Horizons

Information about New Horizons. This american mission started on 19. 1. 2006 and is still running. Its target is Pluto.
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Typemission icon Scientific
Target Pluto
Startmission icon 19. 1. 2006
StatusOngoing
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calendar icon28. 12 2022
tag iconGalaxies
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Light from outside our galaxy is a couple of times brighter than scientists are able to explain

Scientists were able to measure the cosmic optical background (COB) thanks to the data from New Horizons space probe at the edge of the Solar system. The light is significantly brighter than what light from known sources can explain. According to a new study led Teresa Symons it is two to three times brighter.

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calendar icon24. 06 2022
tag iconPluto
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Extreme Exospheric Dynamics at Charon: Implications for the Red Spot

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calendar icon30. 03 2022
tag iconNew Horizons
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Large-scale cryovolcanic resurfacing on Pluto

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calendar icon26. 11 2021
tag iconGalaxies
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New Horizons probe detected galactic Lyman-Alpha radiation

Lyman Alpha is a specific line in electromagnetic spectrum, which is emitted when an electron jumps from 2nd orbital state to the 1st one. In inner solar system the Lyman-Alpha radiation from the Sun is prevalent, but beyond the orbit of Pluto, the galactic variety comes to light.

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calendar icon17. 10 2020
tag iconArrokoth
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Sublimation as an effective mechanism for flattened lobes of (486958) Arrokoth

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