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NASA’s New Horizons pilots by starlight from 5B miles away

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NASA’s New Horizons pilots by starlight from 5B miles away

By measuring the apparent shift of nearby stars from its vantage point billions of miles away, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully demonstrated the first-ever method of interstellar navigation.

August 5, 2025