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Did Pluto's gravity affect the trajectory of New Horizons when it flew past?

As New Horizons passed Pluto in July 2015, did the dwarf planet alter the probe's trajectory? Douglas Kaupa Council Bluffs, Iowa Pluto did in fact both bend and accelerate the trajectory of New ...
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson: NASA Mission to Pluto a ‘Triumph'

The New Horizons mission to visit Pluto is "a triumph of engineering and the laws of physics," famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson told NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt on Tuesday, the day the ...
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Did Pluto’s gravity affect the trajectory of New Horizons when it flew past?

Pluto imparted a slight but measurable alteration to the New Horizons spacecraft's trajectory (both bending and acceleration) during its 2015 flyby. The minimal nature of this trajectory change was ...