New Horizons visited Pluto 10 years ago. We’re still learning from it

It's the only spacecraft that has flown by the distant dwarf planet

An illustration of the New Horizons probe in front of Pluto, with its moon Charon in the background.

New Horizons flew by Pluto 10 years ago. Researchers are still unpacking the spacecraft’s insights on the distant, icy world.

NASA, JHU-APL

Planetary scientist Kelsi Singer was an undergraduate in 2006 when a spunky spacecraft launched with an ambitious goal: to fly by Pluto.