Discover the incredible story of NASA's New Horizons mission, from its 2006 launch aboard an Atlas V rocket to its historic 2015 flyby of Pluto. Learn how this space probe, utilizing a gravitational ...

Senior editor Craig Covault interviewed Alan Stern, overall lead manager and principal investigator for the Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft, for a cover story, in the issue dated January 9, 2006.

NASA'S New Horizons Pluto probe is getting an early workout in the Jupiter system as it uses the gas giant's gravity for a 9,000-mph. boost in speed for the final leg of its journey. The probe will ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW – Eight months after its encounter with the New Horizons spacecraft, Pluto continues to surprise the scientists who study this distant world. Pluto and its largest moon Charon comprise ...