New Horizons at 50 AU — Reaches Rare Landmark, Takes Historic Photo

Apr 17 · 4 min read

New Horizons, the only spacecraft to ever visit Pluto, has now reached a new landmark at the edge of our planetary system.

The New Horizons spacecraft, the fastest machine ever designed. reached a new landmark in its exploration of space. Image credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI

The New Horizons spacecraft, the fastest machine ever designed. reached a new landmark in its exploration of space. Image credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI

In 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft became the first robotic explorer ever to visit the the dwarf planet Pluto, and its family of five moons.

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