New Horizons

• NASA chooses flying drone to explore surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon

  A Canadian professor will help design and operate the drone, which will search Titan for signs that it could support life.

  Science

  Jun 28, 2019
  
• Federal seniors minister to visit Orillia Wednesday to discuss new programming

  The programming was launched in the city because of the federal New Horizons fund.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 23, 2019
  
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• Close-up picture released of space snowman, the most distant object ever explored

  A close-up picture taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft right before its closest approach on Jan. 1, and released Thursday, shows lots of little pits on Ultima Thule.

  Science

  Jan 25, 2019
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• Icy object found more than a billion kilometres beyond Pluto looks like a snowman

  Ultima Thule, as it has been dubbed, was found to consist of two fused-together spheres, one of them three times bigger than the other, extending about 33 kilometres in length.

  World

  Jan 3, 2019
• Pluto may have ocean of water beneath icy crust: study

  It turns out Pluto might not be so icy after all: researchers believe that there may be liquid water below its surface.

  Science

  Jun 23, 2016
• Federal government funds Quebec project to fight senior abuse

  The federal government is investing $700,000 in the New Horizons project, which was created in 2013 to fight senior abuse.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2016
• Have scientists spotted clouds on Pluto?

  A possible discovery about Pluto could revive the debate over whether or not the small world should once again be considered our ninth planet.

  Science

  Mar 8, 2016
• NASA provides close-up, high-definition view of Pluto ice volcano

  It's a volcano unlike any you've ever seen before.

  Science

  Jan 18, 2016
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• Pluto’s atmosphere seen in beautiful high definition

  NASA has released a stunning high-definition image of Pluto as seen from the New Horizons spacecraft, illustrating the different layers of the small world's atmosphere.

  Science

  Jan 15, 2016
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• U.S. Postal Service issues Pluto, New Horizons stamp

  The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is honouring NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto with a 2016 commemorative stamp.

  Science

  Dec 31, 2015