New Horizons space probe fly into Kuiper belt

New Horizons is designed to fly past one or more Kuiper belt objects after passing Pluto. Objects must be found within a cone, extending from Pluto, of less than a degrees width, within 55 AU, because the flight path is determined by the Pluto flyby, with only minimal fuel remaining.

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