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New Horizons

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Mission scientists concluded that Pluto is about 1,470 miles (2,370 kilometers) in diameter, slightly larger than prior estimates. Its moon Charon was confirmed ... March 5, 2021

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NASA’s New Horizons Enters Mission’s Longest Hibernation Period

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/new-horizons/2025/08/22/nasas-new-horizons-enters-missions-longest-hibernation-period

Hibernation is a way to extend spacecraft life and reduce mission operations costs. During hibernation, New Horizons remains in a stable spinning mode with much ... August 18, 2025

Kepler-1500 - NASA Science

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Super Typhoon Bavi · 5 days ago ; NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes from Hibernation in Good Health · 7 days ago ; NASA's CAPSTONE Completes Extended Mission ...

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Could NASA’s Studies on Hibernating Squirrels Help Astronauts?

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/could-nasas-studies-on-hibernating-squirrels-help-astronauts

Senior biology major Colleen Bue assists Professor Kelly Drew with her research involving hibernating ground squirrels in Drew's lab in the Irving Building. January 31, 2023

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Nap Time for New Horizons: NASA Spacecraft Enters Hibernation

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nap-time-for-new-horizons-nasa-spacecraft-enters-hibernation

The Southwest Research Institute, based in San Antonio, leads the science team, payload operations and encounter science planning. New Horizons is part of ... May 18, 2026

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Hibernation Over, New Horizons Continues Its Kuiper Belt Cruise - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/new-horizons/hibernation-over-new-horizons-continues-its-kuiper-belt-cruise

Signals confirming that New Horizons had executed on-board computer commands to exit hibernation reached mission operations at the Johns Hopkins Applied ... September 12, 2017

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No Sleeping Back on Earth! - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/new-horizons/2017/04/28/no-sleeping-back-on-earth

On the way to Pluto we hibernated for a total of about 250 weeks during 2007-2014, and only saw a handful of red beacons over all those weeks. And so far in ... August 7, 2023

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Hibernia: The Land of Winter - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/hibernia-the-land-of-winter-152249

The Romans likely picked up on the similarity between this Greek form of the name and the Latin word hibernus, meaning wintry. (Think “hibernate” and “ ...

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New Horizons Wakes Up on Pluto's Doorstep - NASA Science

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New Horizons joins the astronauts on four space shuttle missions who “woke up” to English tenor Russell Watson's inspirational "Where My Heart Will Take Me ... April 28, 2015

New Horizons Archives - NASA Science

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Currently, the spacecraft is hibernating while the mission team plans the MU69 flyby. During hibernation, three of the instruments on New Horizons—SWAP, PEPSSI ...

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Huge Spring Storms Rouse Uranus from Winter Hibernation - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/huge-spring-storms-rouse-uranus-from-winter-hibernation

If springtime on Earth were anything like it will be on Uranus, we would be experiencing waves of massive storms, each one covering the country from Kansas ... July 18, 2023

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Overwintering Fires on the Rise - NASA Science

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New research shows that this type of wildfire—which can survive the winter to re-emerge in spring—is becoming more common in high northern latitudes as the ...

New Horizons Archives - NASA Science

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... hibernation phase of its mission. At 4:12 a.m. EDT on Aug. 7, flight controllers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland ...

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Advancing Torpor Inducing Transfer Habitats for Human Stasis to Mars - NASA

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SpaceWorks proposes the development of an advanced habitat system for transporting crews between the Earth and Mars. This new and innovative habitat design ... May 13, 2016

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Summary of the 2025 GEDI Science Team Meeting

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Ralph Dubayah [UMD—GEDI Principal Investigator (PI)] opened the STM with updates on mission status (see previous section) and the development of current and ...

Blogs - Page 71 of 1420 - NASA Science

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... hibernation phase of its mission. At 4:12 a.m. EDT on Aug. 7, flight controllers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland ...

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Late Bloomers in the Arctic - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/late-bloomers-in-the-arctic-148974

Not everything in the far north appears ready to hibernate for the winter. NASA Earth Observatory. Oct 20, 2021. Article. View more Images of the Day:.

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A Revolutionary Approach to Interplanetary Space Travel: Studying Torpor in Animals for Space-health in Humans (STASH) - NASA

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Ryan Sprenger Fauna Bio Inc. Squirrel sleeping in a hibernation chamber. Infrared photograph of a hibernating ground squirrel through an open side cap of ... January 4, 2024

People - Page 99 of 330 - NASA

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NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes from Hibernation in Good Health. 3 min read. NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes from Hibernation in Good Health.

New Horizons Archives - NASA Science

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Three weeks ago we put our New Horizons spacecraft into hibernation mode, the first time we'd done that since late 2014, before the Pluto flyby. By ...

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New Horizons

NASA’s New Horizons Enters Mission’s Longest Hibernation Period

Kepler-1500 - NASA Science

Could NASA’s Studies on Hibernating Squirrels Help Astronauts?

Nap Time for New Horizons: NASA Spacecraft Enters Hibernation

Hibernation Over, New Horizons Continues Its Kuiper Belt Cruise - NASA

No Sleeping Back on Earth! - NASA Science

Hibernia: The Land of Winter - NASA Science

New Horizons Wakes Up on Pluto's Doorstep - NASA Science

New Horizons Archives - NASA Science

Huge Spring Storms Rouse Uranus from Winter Hibernation - NASA Science

Overwintering Fires on the Rise - NASA Science

New Horizons Archives - NASA Science

Advancing Torpor Inducing Transfer Habitats for Human Stasis to Mars - NASA

Summary of the 2025 GEDI Science Team Meeting

Space Storm Solar Sail Sentinel (S5)