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xtruel
post Aug 2 2008, 12:53 PM
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Hi,

I’m regular follower of NH and I’m also interested in the 2nd leg of the mission, i.e the 2016+ KBOs encounters. Does anyone know when operations about this leg (starting with searching objects of interest with HST or some other earth-based means, I suppose) are expected to begin ?
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Alan Stern
post Feb 21 2024, 10:46 AM
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NASA’s New Horizons Detects Dusty Hints of Extended Kuiper Belt:

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/new-horizons/...WwkL25vK4MlYa0g
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post Apr 21 2024, 03:49 AM
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QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Feb 21 2024, 06:46 AM) *
NASA’s New Horizons Detects Dusty Hints of Extended Kuiper Belt:

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/new-horizons/...WwkL25vK4MlYa0g

Thanks Alan
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- xtruel   KBO encounters   Aug 2 2008, 12:53 PM
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|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (HSchirmer @ Jan 7 2019, 01:27 PM) ...   Jan 7 2019, 08:31 PM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (stevesliva @ Jan 7 2019, 08:31 PM)...   Jan 7 2019, 10:09 PM
- - Steve5304   praying for an eris like object 5-6 years out gets...   Jan 8 2019, 08:33 PM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (Steve5304 @ Jan 8 2019, 08:33 PM) ...   Jan 9 2019, 12:14 AM
- - Explorer1   I think the chances are very low of anything a few...   Jan 8 2019, 11:06 PM
- - nprev   A very large object like that would have doubtless...   Jan 9 2019, 12:47 PM
- - Y Bar Ranch   Too bad there's no sort of "flash" m...   Jan 9 2019, 02:22 PM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (Y Bar Ranch @ Jan 9 2019, 03:22 PM...   Jan 9 2019, 03:52 PM
- - scalbers   Maybe we need a rather nearby supernova to provide...   Jan 9 2019, 04:16 PM
|- - Steve5304   QUOTE (scalbers @ Jan 9 2019, 04:16 PM) M...   Jan 9 2019, 05:55 PM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (scalbers @ Jan 9 2019, 04:16 PM) M...   Jan 9 2019, 07:09 PM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (HSchirmer @ Jan 9 2019, 07:09 PM) ...   Jan 11 2019, 03:42 PM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (HSchirmer @ Jan 11 2019, 03:42 PM)...   Jan 11 2019, 09:11 PM
|- - siravan   QUOTE (HSchirmer @ Jan 11 2019, 04:11 PM)...   Jan 12 2019, 03:23 PM
- - fredk   Interesting question. At 50 AU the sun appears ro...   Jan 9 2019, 04:54 PM
- - Explorer1   I think the effects of a supernova on Earth's ...   Jan 9 2019, 05:06 PM
- - elakdawalla   OK, folks, let's limit the speculation and noi...   Jan 9 2019, 08:18 PM
- - fredk   And of course Arecibo is limited to roughly the ce...   Jan 12 2019, 07:09 PM
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|- - JRehling   The occultation detection is quite exciting, but a...   Feb 2 2019, 05:47 PM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 2 2019, 05:47 PM) T...   Feb 2 2019, 06:17 PM
|- - AJAW   QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 2 2019, 06:47 PM) T...   Feb 2 2019, 08:51 PM
- - ngunn   If you are looking for kilometre sized objects you...   Feb 2 2019, 11:00 PM
- - Gerald   An essentially one-dimensional bright line in the ...   Feb 3 2019, 12:45 AM
|- - AJAW   QUOTE (Gerald @ Feb 3 2019, 12:45 AM) An ...   Feb 3 2019, 10:46 AM
|- - JRehling   Great discussion. Little bit of astrophysics backg...   Feb 4 2019, 05:59 PM
- - ngunn   It's an interesting question - if all the star...   Feb 3 2019, 10:39 AM
- - ngunn   Can you elaborate on the statement 'Individual...   Feb 4 2019, 06:59 PM
|- - JRehling   Sorry to be unclear. What I'm referring to sho...   Feb 4 2019, 10:31 PM
||- - ngunn   QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 4 2019, 10:31 PM) a...   Feb 5 2019, 08:03 AM
|- - Gerald   QUOTE (ngunn @ Feb 4 2019, 07:59 PM) Can ...   Feb 5 2019, 03:55 PM
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|- - JRehling   Multiple observers wouldn't (necessarily) have...   Feb 5 2019, 02:12 AM
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|- - ngunn   QUOTE (AJAW @ Feb 6 2019, 09:30 PM) it wi...   Feb 6 2019, 11:06 PM
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- - AJAW   There might be a problem with the logic that led m...   Feb 7 2019, 09:26 PM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (AJAW @ Feb 7 2019, 09:26 PM) Unfor...   Feb 7 2019, 11:26 PM
- - elakdawalla   A polite and brief email to the corresponding auth...   Feb 7 2019, 11:33 PM
- - alan   A trick for those to shy to ask the author for a c...   Feb 8 2019, 12:20 AM
- - AJAW   Thanks for the tip, Alan, I've just tried it.   Feb 8 2019, 11:12 AM
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|- - Alan Stern   Here's some mission news, just released last w...   Nov 8 2020, 02:02 PM
- - nprev   Thanks, Alan. Here's hoping for one more KBO e...   Nov 8 2020, 07:25 PM
- - jasedm   Thanks Alan - that's fantastic news! it...   Nov 8 2020, 07:31 PM
- - scalbers   Nice to hear of the capabilities of the Subaru tel...   Nov 8 2020, 08:15 PM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (scalbers @ Nov 8 2020, 09:15 PM) N...   Nov 9 2020, 01:05 PM
- - jasedm   No stone unturned - I absolutely love the dedicati...   Nov 9 2020, 08:11 PM
- - dolphin   Glad to hear! I'm always hoping for at lea...   Nov 12 2020, 03:11 AM
- - Explorer1   New PI Perspective gives details on the continuing...   Mar 25 2021, 03:52 PM
- - climber   I think you’re right   Mar 25 2021, 07:00 PM
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- - Marcin600   DPS 53 Wednesday Press Conference contains, among ...   Oct 14 2021, 09:03 PM
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|- - StargazeInWonder   JWST would be an unlikely choice for a survey: It ...   Jun 6 2022, 12:30 AM
- - Alan Stern   The best search tools are wide field cameras on la...   Jun 6 2022, 11:57 AM
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|- - brellis   QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Aug 17 2023, 05:52 AM)...   Aug 20 2023, 10:54 AM
- - Alan Stern   NASA’s New Horizons Detects Dusty Hints of Extende...   Feb 21 2024, 10:46 AM
- - peikojose   QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Feb 21 2024, 06:46 AM...   Apr 21 2024, 03:49 AM
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