New Horizons
New Horizons is a NASA interplanetary probe that performed a historic flyby of Pluto and its moons in 2015 before continuing to the Kuiper Belt. As of 2026, the spacecraft remains active, conducting distant observations of Kuiper Belt objects and measuring the heliospheric environment at the edge of the solar system.
Identity
- Name
- New Horizons
- Slug
- new-horizons
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- New Horizons is a NASA interplanetary probe that performed a historic flyby of Pluto and its moons in 2015 before continuing to the Kuiper Belt. As of 2026, the spacecraft remains active, conducting distant observations of Kuiper Belt objects and measuring the heliospheric environment at the edge of the solar system.
- Outcome
- Ongoing
- Program
- New Frontiers program
- Start Date
- 2006-01-19
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 4/12/2026, 10:30:55 PM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 4/12/2026, 10:33:56 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Role
- Operator