Hubble Reveals Bright Spot on Pluto

Scientists operating the Hubble Space Telescope have recently conducted a new series of observations on Pluto, one of the most distant planets from the Sun. The images show the dwarf planet in about the same color it would appear to an astronaut approaching it on a spacecraft. But it's p... [ read more >> ]

This is the most detailed view to date of the entire surface of the dwarf planet Pluto

Image comment: This is the most detailed view to date of the entire surface of the dwarf planet Pluto
Image credits: NASA / ESA / and M. Buie (Southwest Research Institute)

This is the most detailed view to date of the entire surface of the dwarf planet Pluto