Nasa’s New Horizons reached Arrokoth in 2019, revealing a frozen world that preserves clues to the early solar system

Global Science Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:05:58 GMT Moderate confidence — 73/100

PC: NasaWhen Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft left Pluto behind, its journey was far from over.
The probe had already travelled farther than any spacecraft sent specifically to explore Pluto, but it continued into the dark outer reaches of the solar system.
On 1 January 2019, New Horizons passed a small object in the Kuiper Belt that had never been seen up close before.

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PC: NasaWhen Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft left Pluto behind, its journey was far from over.
The probe had already travelled farther than any spacecraft sent specifically to explore Pluto, but it continued into the dark outer reaches of the solar system.
On 1 January 2019, New Horizons passed a small object in the Kuiper Belt that had never been seen up close before.

Sources: Times of India