Pluto in Focus: From Pixelated Smudge to Stunning, Geology-Rich World
NASA’s New Horizons mission revolutionized our view of Pluto, revealing a vibrant, geologically active world full of surprises.
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Pluto’s Moon Charon Just Got More Fascinating After JWST Finds Carbon Dioxide
Pluto's moon just keeps getting more and more interesting.
Why Pluto should be considered a planet
The decision to demote Pluto to a dwarf planet was arbitrary rather than being based on science.
Pluto has tall icy volcanoes unlike anything else in the solar system — and they may still be active
Ice and fire on the surface of Pluto.
Pluto’s white-peaked mountains are actually covered in methane frost
It's the only place other than Earth in our solar system that's known to have white-peaked mountains
Pluto may have had a ‘hot start’ harboring liquid oceans when it first formed
Although Pluto orbits the sun at an average distance of 3.7 billion miles (5.9 billion kilometers), some studies claim that ...
Not blue nor red: here’s what Pluto actually looks like
This is not what Pluto looks like.
Pluto’s volcanoes might spew out liquid water, new study finds
Talk about a surprising find!
Pluto’s ocean might be held in place by a thin layer of gas
Comfortably insulated.
Pluto is a planet after all, say planetary scientists
Good news for Pluto fans!
Pluto has frozen ‘sand’ dunes made from methane ice
It's the last place scientists expected to find something like this.
Pluto might have been formed by a billion comets
Pluto just got weirder.
These NASA researchers think Pluto is planet, but our definitions are ‘bullshit’ — so they want to change them
I've never given up on you, Pluto.
NASA’s New Horizons probe snaps farthest image from Earth
There's a man-made shuttle at the edge of the solar system, taking photos. It's mind bending.
Layers of hydrocarbon haze could explain why Pluto’s so super-cold
Pluto just got a lot more interesting.
Proposed ‘geophysical definition’ re-instates Pluto as a planet — and adds 100 new ones in the Solar System
I never lost faith in you, Pluto.
Pluto’s ‘heart’ might be filled with an ocean of liquid water
Pluto shares some love.
New NASA image shows first cloud on Pluto
Pluto really is crazy!
Did Pluto’s moon Charon harbor an ancient ocean?
As NASA's New Horizons shuttle zoomed past Pluto, it snapped awesome photos not only of the "ex-planet", but also of ...
NASA finds vast quantities of frozen water on Pluto
New data provided by the New Horizons mission showed that water ice on Pluto is much more common than we ...
New Horizons images suggest Pluto is geologically active
NASA released a stunningly colorful new image of the dwarf planet Pluto, the latest in a series of images that ...
What makes a planet? Finally a simple formula that includes exoplanets as well
There is only one clear set of official criteria by which we class or not a cosmic body as a ...
Astropicture of the Week: Pluto
We've seen Pluto in all its splendor recently thanks to the New Horizons mission that flew by the former planet ...
Pluto’s Charon reveals colorful and violent past
NASA's New Horizons shuttle wasn't only taking mind blowing photos of Pluto, it was also peeking at Pluto's moons, especially ...
Even more awesome images of Pluto released!
I know, I know, we've spoiled you with awesome photos of Pluto already, this couldn't possibly surprise you, could it? ...
They’re here: NASA’s best up-close and personal photos of Pluto
New close-ups of Pluto's surface have been revealed by NASA today, revealing a stunning variety of features on the frozen ...
Pluto is covered in ice and has an atmosphere, new pics reveal
New Horizons has sent over so much data that NASA will be analyzing and learning more about Pluto for over ...
New Horizons images of Pluto hold big surprises for scientists
The soaring ice mountains of Pluto are accompanied by wide plains and mysterious deep troughs, show photographs received from NASA's ...
Pluto had its moment – now Charon, Pluto’s Moon is in the spotlight
OK, we all know New Horizons zoomed past Pluto, took some breathtaking pictures and then called back home to tell ...
Welcome back to the family, Pluto!
Before you get overly excited, no, Pluto hasn't been once again accepted as a planet - it's still officially a ...
New Horizons and Pluto: Everything You Wanted to Know
Speeding at 14 km per second, NASA's New Horizons shuttle went past Pluto, hurdling towards the edge of the Solar ...
Pluto has a heart – NASA reveals spectacular images of the dwarf planet
Pluto, the Solar System's most well known planet wanna-be is having its week in the spotlight: NASA's New Horizons probe ...
New Horizons Shuttle Starts Preparing for Pluto Encounter
We've kept you up to date with New Horizon's progress, and the pictures it took of Pluto; now, after 10 ...
Here’s our closest image of Pluto so far, taken just this morning
Racing at a pace of about 1 millions per day, the New Horizon craft is getting closer to Pluto and ...
Pluto’s moons resonate in chaos
With NASA's New Horizons shuttle basically knocking on Pluto's door, Mark Showalter and Douglas Hamilton present new theories on Pluto's ...
NASA spacecraft takes new photos of Pluto
In the past couple of months, we've posted quite a lot of articles about the New Horizons spacecraft zooming in ...
New Horizon gets close enough to spot Pluto’s moons
Nine years and 3 billion miles later, New Horizon finally got close enough to Pluto to spot it along with ...
Pluto – now in color, courtesy of New Horizon
These two dim dots are none other than Pluto, the dwarf plant, and Charon, its largest moon. Though it might ...
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft set for historic rendez-vous with Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has officially begun its six month approach to the planet Pluto. This is the first time ...
Eight planets and a dwarf in one
Planetary Suite by Steve Guildea; Oil on Canvas, 9 Panels 6'x13'3"(Collection of Merrimack College) This magnificent painting by Steve Gildea ...
Pluto’s Moon may have harbored underground ocean
The new NASA-funded study showed that if the icy surface of Pluto’s giant moon Charon is cracked, analyzing the fractures ...
Pluto’s new moons get mythical names
Pluto may not be a planet anymore, but it still has a few moons. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is ...
Pluto’s moons pose grave threat to NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft
Artist impression of the New Horizons spacecraft set to fly by the Pluto system in July 2015. (c) JHUAPL/SWRI NASA's ...
New moon discovered around Pluto – the fifth
Astronomers have discovered a new moon orbiting the dwarf planet of Pluto - its fifth - only a year after ...
Pluto might host a hidden ocean
Some astronomers have long believed that an ocean might lurk beneath Pluto's ice, heated by isotopes undergoing a radioactive decay ...
Dwarf planet Eris, which led to Pluto’s demise as a planet, may bring back it’s status
Eris is a dwarf planet, observed in 2005 for the first time, whose discovery led to Pluto losing its planet ...
Pluto gets a new moonand still isn’t a planet
All eyes seem to be pointed on Jupiter and Mars these days, with NASA probes being planned for both of ...
Hubble discoveres new moon around Pluto
Astronomers have discovered a fourth moon orbiting Pluto via the famous Hubble telescope, NASA announced this Wednesday. Some of you ...
Pluto is changing colors
Pluto is so upset that it's no longer a planet, that it's turning all red with anger ! No, seriously. ...
