Scientists disagree with NASA on the future of the New Horizons mission

NASA’s New Horizons mission is in limbo as the space agency and scientists debate the future of the mission.

The current situation began last year when NASA reviewed a proposal from the mission’s science team for a second extended mission, a report from Nature reveals.

The team proposed a multidisciplinary science mission for New Horizons, including a mix of astrophysics, heliophysics, and planetary science research as it travels through the Kuiper Belt. While NASA agreed to fund part of the mission, it rejected the planetary portion of this proposal.

NASA chooses not to approve the full New…