, Skip to primary content Space Calendar Search Main menu Home Downrange About Archives Advertise Contact Post navigation Previous March 29 April 4, 2021 Vol 40, No 13 Hawai`i Island , USA Posted on March 26, 2021 by SPC New Horizons Reaching Kuiper Belt Main Outer Edge 50AU , Seeks 2nd Mission Extension New Horizons , first dedicated Pluto system and Kuiper Belt explorer , is heading toward the next phase in its already extended primary mission , requiring a second extension to realize further KBO and interstellar observations . In its 16th year in space , NH may operate through 2030s , sending valuable data from the Solar System 3rd Zone’ which stretches from 30-50 AU and contains millions of objects including 35,000+ larger than 100 km . NH team is using time on Subaru Telescope to