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21 Jul 2022

NASA shares stunning rainbow coloured image of Pluto, leaves internet amazed

NASA shared a stunning rainbow-coloured image of Pluto that has surprised the internet.

01 Apr 2022

DNA: Ice Volcanoes -- Humans on Pluto before Mars?

Scientists have found icy volcanoes on Pluto in space. After this, the hope has arisen that now maybe there can be life on Pluto too.

30 Aug 2019

Pluto is a planet, declares NASA administrator: The old debate is back

NASA and International Astronomical Union's official stand state Pluto is a dwarf planet.

04 Jan 2019

After historic flyby, New Horizons probe treks deeper on hunt for moons

New Horizons on New Year's day came within 2,200 miles (3,500 km) of Ultima Thule, which represents a pristine time capsule dating to the birth of the solar system.

19 Feb 2018

Six-year-old girl urges NASA to 'make Pluto a planet again'

In a letter to the space agency, Cara O'Connor has asked NASA to 'fix this problem' for her and 'make Pluto a planet again.'

09 Feb 2018

NASA's New Horizons creates history, captures farthest images by any spacecraft

The new images released by NASA on Thursday were captured by New Horizons when the spacecraft was more than 6.12 billion km away.

16 Nov 2017

Decoded: This is why Pluto's atmosphere is colder

The gas composition of a planet's atmosphere generally determines how much heat gets trapped in the atmosphere.

27 Sep 2017

New Horizons: Origins of Pluto's giant blades of ice decoded

They are one of the most puzzling feature types on Pluto, and it now appears the blades are related to Pluto’s complex climate and geological history.

15 Jul 2017

NASA releases new maps of Pluto, Charon

On July 14, 2015, NASA`s New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flight through the Pluto system - providing the first close-up images of Pluto and its moons and collecting other data that has transformed our understanding of these mysterious worlds on the solar system`s outer frontier.

15 Jul 2017

Want to see how flying over Pluto's icy mountains and plains would look like? Let NASA show you! - Watch

In July 2015, NASA received the first close-up pictures of Pluto and its moons captured by New Horizons – amazing imagery that inspired many to wonder what a flight over the distant worlds’ icy terrain might be like.

04 Apr 2017

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft halfway from Pluto to next flyby target

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has travelled half the distance from Pluto and will continue on its path through the outer regions of the solar system.

26 Mar 2017

Efforts being made to restore Pluto to planet club: Scientists

Six scientists from institutions across the United States argued that Pluto deserves to be a full planet, along with some 110 other bodies in the solar system, including Earth's moon.

19 Mar 2017

Pluto should regain its planet status: Experts

The definition approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2006, demoted Pluto to "non-planet," dropping the number of planets in our solar system from nine to eight.

18 Mar 2017

'Pluto a planet, and so are over 100 celestial bodies'

The definition approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2006 demoted Pluto to "non-planet," thus dropping the consensus number of planets in our solar system from nine to eight.

21 Jan 2017

This is what you call a 'colourful' landing on Pluto – Watch NASA video

The video offers a trip down onto the surface of Pluto - starting with a distant view of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon - and leading up to an eventual ride in for a "landing" on the shoreline of Pluto's informally named Sputnik Planitia.

20 Jan 2017

Amazing NASA video offers a trip down onto the surface of Pluto - Watch

The video offers a trip down onto the surface of Pluto - starting with a distant view of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon - and leading up to an eventual ride in for a "landing" on the shoreline of Pluto's informally named Sputnik Planitia.

11 Jan 2017

Pluto's moon Charon comes to it's rescue, shields planet's atmosphere from decay!

The study has provided additional insight into this relationship and how it affects the continuous stripping of Pluto’s atmosphere by solar wind.

05 Jan 2017

Not just Earth but Pluto too receives snowfall!

Penitentes are snow and ice features formed by erosion that, on the Earth, are characterised by bowl-shaped depressions with blade-like spires around the edge that rise up to several metres.

28 Oct 2016

NASA's New Horizons transmits last bits of Pluto flyby data to Earth!

NASA says it was the last of the 50-plus total gigabits of Pluto system data transmitted to Earth by New Horizons over the past 15 months.

NASA's New Horizons

19 Oct 2016

NASA's New Horizons spots cloud candidates on Pluto

Scientists belonging to NASA's New Horizons mission claim to have spotted some clouds on Pluto after keenly looking at some images.

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