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New Horizons Mission Finds Hint of Clouds on Pluto

Oct 19, 2016 10:50 AM EDT

The New Horizons spacecraft has almost completed its 16-month dispatches, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists revealed on Tuesday.

New Horizons' Bid to Explore 2014 MU69 in Kuiper Belt Endangered by NASA

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

May 22, 2016 03:23 AM EDT

The flyby is should take place on New Year's Eve 2018

New Evidence Points to Pluto Being a Planet … Sort of

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

May 08, 2016 08:34 PM EDT

Pluto's interaction with the solar wind is like nothing astronomers have seen ever before.

Pluto’s Psychedelic Shot Using Data From New Horizons Showing Surprising Features of Its Surface

New Horizon's Psychedelic Shot of Pluto Shows Surprising Features of its Surface

Daphne Planca |

Nov 16, 2015 12:25 PM EST

An image from New Horizons shows the subtle variations in color on the dwarf planet Pluto's surface.

NASA Finds Ice Volcanoes, Twirling Moons on Pluto

Michael A. Katz |

Nov 09, 2015 06:03 PM EST

NASA's New Horizons science team has discovered that Pluto contains cryovolcanoes, or ice volcanoes, and is orbited by moons that behave unlike any other. "Nothing like this has been seen in the deep outer solar system," said one scientist.

The dragon scale appearance of Tartarus Dorsa on Pluto that is captured by NASA's New Horizons mission.

NASA Images State That Pluto Had Colors

Darlene Tverdohleb |

Sep 27, 2015 08:05 AM EDT

The new photographs released by NASA show that Pluto has different exciting colors -- opening a new chapter of exploring the dwarf planet.

NASA Spacecraft Takes Latest Pictures of Pluto's Atmosphere and Terrain

Benjie Batanes |

Sep 18, 2015 07:30 AM EDT

NASA has released photographs taken by one of its spacecrafts as it flew by Pluto on July 14. The pictures released on Thursday has provided scientists with details about the unique environment in Pluto.

New Horizons Next Destination: NASA’s Piano-Sized Spacecraft To Explore Stranger Worlds After Pluto’s Flyby Success

KJ Belonio |

Jul 18, 2015 08:26 AM EDT

Following the success of NASA’s New Horizons Pluto flyby mission, many are now wondering where its next destination will be. While Earth finally had a glimpse of its far-flung cosmic cousin Pluto, the vast celestial ocean of the solar system remains to be clandestine.

Chinese Space Scientists Express Disappointment Amid New Horizons' Pluto Flyby

Roguero Caler |

Jul 14, 2015 09:19 AM EDT

Chinese space scientists have expressed their disappointment for the lack of proper funding and support for their endeavors in the wake of NASA's realization of the historic Pluto flyby using the New Horizons spacecraft.

Pluto Flyby UPDATE: Can New Horizons Spacecraft Accomplish Mission To Pluto, Charon?

KJ Belonio |

Jul 14, 2015 06:45 AM EDT

After 9 years and 3 billion miles, Earth will finally have a glimpse of its far-flung cosmic cousin. While so many questions are still left unanswered about the solar system, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will gather some data and explore the enigmatic dwarf planet Pluto and its surroundings.

NASA's Probe Captures Entire Plutonic System; Pluto's Five Moons Chron, Hydra, Nix, Kerberos and Styx Captured in Detail

Aishwarya Bhatt |

May 15, 2015 08:29 AM EDT

Pluto has long been a mystery to astronomers. However, the New Horizons probe launched by NASA has finally succeeded in capturing the entire Plutonic system with the dwarf planet being revolved about by its five characteristic moons. Though Charon, Hydra and Nix were captured in the past, it is the first time that the dwarf planet's dwarf and faintest satellites namely Kerberos and Styx have been captured by the space agency.

New Horizon Photograhps Pluto's Entire Moon Family

Marco Foronda |

May 14, 2015 09:44 AM EDT

The spacecraft was able to create an animated sequence of five 10-second observations from a distance of more than 55 million miles (88 million kilometers).

Pluto's moons, Kerberos and Styx are captured for the first time by the New Horizons probe.

First View of Pluto's Hidden Moons Courtesy of NASA's New Horizons

Ana Verayo |

May 13, 2015 11:09 AM EDT

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is on the verge of reaching Pluto next month and now reveals the first image of two of its hidden moons, Kerberos and Styx.