February 15, 2007 The PI’s Perspective: Calm Before Close Approach
New Horizons is right on Jupiter’s doorstep. In his latest update, Principal Investigator Alan Stern says that while there’s a current lull in science observations, the mission team is gearing up for the storm of activity scheduled for the week around Jupiter close approach.
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February 9, 2007 SWAP Observes Solar Wind Interactions at Jupiter
On approach to Jupiter, the New Horizons Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument is generating data that will help resolve questions about the interactions between the solar wind, the million-mile-per-hour stream of ionized gas flowing out from the Sun, and Jupiter's magnetosphere, the magnetic bubble that surrounds the planet and encloses ionized gas.
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Join the team as we prepare for the Gravity Assist.
Pluto is an ice dwarf - a "new" type of planet common to the deep outer solar system. 
