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The New Horizons spacecraft, launched in 2006, flew past the the icy dwarf planet Pluto and its moons in July 2015.

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  1. Now you see it, now you don’t! Telescopes caught a glimpse of our next flyby target Sunday in Argentina! More >>

  2. Here are 10 things to know about our flyby of Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69, scheduled for New Year's Day 2019! >>

  3. Scenes from Argentina: how the team prepped for today's obs of our 2019 flyby target.

  4. KBO chasers: scouting sites in Argentina for occultation observations of next flyby target. Credit: A. Daynes

  5. Telescope assembly for the July 17 observations of 2014 MU69, recon on ' 2019 flyby target! Credit:T. Blank

  6. Jul 15

    Unpacking telescopes in Argentina for the July 17 occultation obs of our next Kuiper Belt flyby target.

  7. Eyes on MU69: Go inside the flight to gather critical data on ' next flyby target.

  8. Retweeted
    Jul 14

    . also explored Pluto’s moons! Here’s a spectacular flyover of Charon, using real spacecraft data:

  9. Jul 14

    NEW! Enjoy this flyby video, made with data from our historic .

  10. Retweeted
    Jul 14

    in 2015, spacecraft completed its historic ! What we’ve learned & where it’s headed

  11. Retweeted
    Jul 10

    We were in the right place at the right time to study the ! is analyzing the data. Good night .

  12. Briefing to cover tonight's flight and observations of Kuiper Belt object MU69, next flyby target .

  13. Retweeted
    Jul 9

    We’ll be live from 40,000 ft as we study . Send us your questions with . We’ll answer after takeoff

  14. Retweeted
    Jul 9

    We’re going to search for rings or debris around ' next flyby object:

  15. As we prepare for the New Year's Day 2019 flyby of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, we're already gathering data! >>

  16. Clear skies and successful occultation obs in ARG and SA; now to dig into all the data! Credit:J.Jewell

  17. Chasing our next flyby target, in the most challenging stellar viewing campaign in history. Credit:J.Jewell

  18. 1 chance, to get 2 seconds of data, changing all we know about New Horizons’ next target. Credit:K. Getrost

  19. In Argentina, prepping for MU69 obs and learning more about New Horizons' next target! Credit:K. Getrost

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