NASA New Horizons Update: Pluto's Family Photo Is Complete With Kerberos Image, First Maneuvers To Next Target
As the NASA craft travels to Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, it is beaming back a valuable trove of data.
Interstellar Space Travel: Antimatter-Powered Rockets Could Make It A Reality
Space travel today is just too slow, so one rocket scientist is developing technology that could send humans to Mars in a matter of weeks.
New Horizons Reveals Charon's Gigantic Canyon And A Battered, Complex Surface
The latest set of photos from the spacecraft show a complex surface shaped by a violent history, and covered in mountains, canyons and craters.
Pluto's Scaly, 'Snakeskin' Terrain Revealed In Latest Photos By New Horizons
The surface feature, containing several snakeskin-like structures, has been informally named "Tartarus Dorsa," after a region of the underworld in Greek mythology.
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New Horizons 'Phones Home' After Its Long-Awaited Date With Pluto
"We explore because we are human," Stephen Hawking said in a congratulatory message to the New Horizons team.
NASA's Instagram Had First Pluto Picture, But #PlutoFlyBy Had New Horizon's Twitter Buzzing [PHOTOS]
The images are the result of a nine year, $3 billion trip to Pluto.
New Horizons Update: Latest Pluto Images Reveal 'Tantalizing' Surface Features
After a journey of over nine years, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is finally close enough to discern surface features on the cold, dwarf planet.
Pluto And Charon, Captured Together By New Horizons, Seem More Like Strangers
Despite being shaped by the same cosmic collision billions of years ago, Pluto and Charon are more like strangers than siblings, astronomers say.
New Horizons Update: As Flyby Begins, Pluto Has A ‘Heart’ To Offer
New Horizons provides a new image of Pluto, which shows a large heart-shaped bright area on the planet's surface.
New Horizons Maps Pluto, Shows ‘The Whale’ And ‘The Donut’
The map reveals that all of the darkest regions on the surface lie along Pluto’s equator.
New Horizons Update: NASA Probe Recovers From 'Anomaly', Beams Back Fresh Photos Of Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which entered "safe mode" over the weekend, has now recovered and beamed back fresh photos of Pluto.
New Horizons Space Probe Suffers Glitch On Approach To Pluto
The probe has been barreling toward the dwarf planet and its primary moon, Charon, since January 2006.
NASA’s New Horizons Detects Methane On Pluto’s Surface; Prepares For Sunset, Sunrise Observations
Astronomers believe that the methane on Pluto's surface is likely inherited from the solar nebula that created the solar system.
NASA's New Horizons Spies Pluto And Charon In 'Near-True Color'
NASA's New Horizons, scheduled to make a flyby of the dwarf planet on July 14, has captured the "complex orbital dance" of Pluto and its moon Charon.
Pluto Images Provided By NASA’s New Horizons Reveal Its Complex Surface
The new images, captured by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, reveal various surface markings across Pluto.
Hubble Finds Pluto’s Moons Dance Chaotically Due To Unstable Gravitational Field
The two moons, Nix and Hydra, wobble because they are embedded in a gravitational field that shifts constantly, astronomers said.
NASA's New Horizons Spots Possible Polar Ice Cap On Pluto
The latest photos, taken by New Horizons' telescopic imager, show bright and dark features on the dwarf planet's surface.
NASA's New Horizons Probe Nears Pluto, Releases First-Ever Color Picture
New Horizons, which NASA says is the fastest spacecraft ever launched, will reach Pluto after completing nearly a decade's journey in July.
NASA's New Horizons Beams Back Fresh Images Of Pluto And Charon
The New Horizons space probe, launched in 2006, will make a close flyby of Pluto in July.
At Least 2 Undiscovered Planets Could Be Hidden Near The Edge Of Solar System: Study
There could be at least two planets waiting to be discovered in the icy darkness beyond Pluto.
Americans Drove The Distance To Pluto And Back 50 Times In July
After years of stagnation in yearly travel totals, Americans are back out on the road. Who's got the Woody Guthrie cassette?
NASA’s Hubble To Look For Objects Beyond Pluto For New Horizons Mission In 2015
Over the years, Hubble has been instrumental in uncovering details about planets and their moons.
Pluto’s Icy Moon Charon May Have Had An Underground Ocean: NASA
Charon's orbit is not likely to generate significant tides, so any ancient underground ocean would be frozen by now.
New Horizons: Help Upload New Message To Aliens Aboard NASA Spacecraft Bound For Pluto
A team of scientists, engineers and others are pushing for a crowdsourced message from humanity to be uploaded aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft.
NASA’s New Horizons Captures Charon, Pluto’s Largest Moon, In Latest Image [PHOTO]
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is 550 million miles from Pluto but was still able to take an image of the Charon, the dwarf planet's largest moon.
Pluto’s Tiniest Moons Get Named: Styx and Kerberos Join Charon, Nix And Hydra
Pluto's two smallest moons, discovered in 2012 and 2011, now have official names: Styx and Kerberos.
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