<ul><li>NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, after its close flyby of Arrokoth in 2019, has detected high dust levels, suggesting an extended Kuiper Belt or a possible second one.</li><li>Ground-based telescopes are searching for additional Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) for New Horizons to explore, reinforcing the idea of a larger Kuiper Belt.</li><li>Scientists plan to use the upcoming Vera Rubin Observatory and NASA's Roman Space Telescope to continue the search for a new flyby target in the late 2020s or 2030s.</li><li>New Horizons has enough fuel and power to operate until the 2040s and is expected to cross the termination shock, reaching interstellar space in the near future.</li></ul>

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