https://freerepublic.com/tag/ploodough/ en-us Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:07:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4388184/posts A groundbreaking mission that explored Pluto and distant solar system objects in unprecedented detail has awakened from its longest sleep ever — and it’s 5.9 billion miles (9.5 billion kilometers) from Earth. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft went into a planned hibernation mode on August 7, 2025, and woke up on June 23 using commands stored on its main computer. The mission’s flight controllers at the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, confirmed that New Horizons is in great shape and ready to transmit a stream of science data gathered during hibernation from its location in the region... CNN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4388184/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:07:30 GMT