Library›Missions & Telescopes›One card

A LITTLE SOMETHING WORTH KNOWING

A small discovery. Yours to pass on.

ScienceOne small ahaMission or telescope

This spacecraft made the first close flyby of Pluto before continuing into the Kuiper Belt.

Think it. Then flip it. ahamoraTap to reveal Back to the cue
ScienceOne small aha
Your new ahaNew Horizons

New Horizons — agency or type: NASA space probe. Source: New Horizons ↗

ahamoraReference ↗

Keep the thread going

One answer is a beginning.

Share a little curiosity, or follow it into the full collection.

Flip the full deck →

More from Missions & Telescopes

A few more worth knowing.

  1. 12This Mars mission delivered the wheeled rover Sojourner.RECALL
    Mars Pathfinder

    Mars Pathfinder delivered the first wheeled rover, named Sojourner, to the Martian surface.

    Open this card ↗
  2. 13China's lunar exploration programme takes its name from a Moon goddess.RECALL
    Chang'e Program

    China's Chang'e program has landed rovers on both sides of the Moon and takes its name from a lunar goddess.

    Open this card ↗
  3. 14This solar-powered spacecraft studies Jupiter's composition and magnetic field.RECALL
    Juno

    Juno studies Jupiter's composition and magnetic field, running on solar power despite Jupiter's distance from the Sun.

    Open this card ↗