"Discovery of Second Kuiper Belt by New Horizons"

The New Horizons spacecraft, known for its historic flybys of Pluto and Arrokoth, has found evidence for a possible second Kuiper Belt, indicating more dust at greater distances from the sun than expected. Chief scientist Alan Stern highlighted the unexpected discoveries and outlined plans for future exploration, including a proposed multiyear search for new Kuiper Belt Objects using ground-based telescopes. The spacecraft is in excellent health and has the potential to continue exploring into the 2040s, with goals of reaching the heliosphere’s termination shock and venturing into interstellar space.