An Asteroid Will Buzz by Earth This Sunday, July 19

An Asteroid Will Buzz by Earth This Sunday, July 19

The asteroid is worth $5.4 trillion (€4.9 trillion)

Watch: Animated Flyover of Dwarf Planet Pluto

Watch: Animated Flyover of Dwarf Planet Pluto

NASA video reveals Pluto's intriguing landscapes

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 18th, 2015
New Horizons Beams Back View of Frozen Plains on Dwarf Planet Pluto

New Horizons Beams Back View of Frozen Plains on Dwarf Planet Pluto

These aliens plains formed about 100 million years ago

A Mountain Is Lurking Inside a Ditch on Pluto's Moon Charon

A Mountain Is Lurking Inside a Ditch on Pluto's Moon Charon

The odd peak was spotted by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft

A Week from Now, Three New Crew Members Will Join the ISS

A Week from Now, Three New Crew Members Will Join the ISS

The astronauts will leave Earth next Wednesday, July 22

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 16th, 2015
Stephen Colbert, Neil deGrasse Tyson Talk NASA's Pluto Mission

Stephen Colbert, Neil deGrasse Tyson Talk NASA's Pluto Mission

Stephen grills Neil for demoting Pluto, calling it a dwarf

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 16th, 2015
New Horizons Sees Budding Mountain Range on Dwarf Planet Pluto

New Horizons Sees Budding Mountain Range on Dwarf Planet Pluto

The find suggests the orb might be geologically active

Disney Beloved Pluto the Dog Seen on Dwarf Planet Pluto

Disney Beloved Pluto the Dog Seen on Dwarf Planet Pluto

Spot on the orb looks like the Disney pooch

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 14th, 2015
New Horizons Didn't Communicate with Base During Its Pluto Flyby

New Horizons Didn't Communicate with Base During Its Pluto Flyby

It's just that it was too busy collecting data

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 14th, 2015
NASA's New Horizons Mission to Pluto Explained

NASA's New Horizons Mission to Pluto Explained

Here's what you need to know about this history-making epic

9 Years After Launch, New Horizons Finally Reaches Pluto

9 Years After Launch, New Horizons Finally Reaches Pluto

Minutes ago, the probe made its closest approach to the orb

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 14th, 2015
New Horizons Just Hours Away from Completing Historic Pluto Flyby

New Horizons Just Hours Away from Completing Historic Pluto Flyby

The flyby will happen at 7:49 a.m. EDT, NASA says

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 13th, 2015
New Horizons Carries the Ashes of Pluto Discoverer Clyde Tombaugh

New Horizons Carries the Ashes of Pluto Discoverer Clyde Tombaugh

Clyde Tombaugh discovered dwarf planet Pluto in 1930

NASA Mars Trek Is the Google Earth of Mars

NASA Mars Trek Is the Google Earth of Mars

Explore Mars using a Google Earth-like interface

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 10th, 2015
Cosmic Bull's-Eye Is Actually an Erupting Black Hole

Cosmic Bull's-Eye Is Actually an Erupting Black Hole

The black hole is located 8,000 light-years away from Earth

Researchers Produce X-Rays View of the Sun

Researchers Produce X-Rays View of the Sun

The image shows which regions on the Sun are most active

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 9th, 2015
NASA's New Horizons Sees Big Bright Heart on Dwarf Planet Pluto

NASA's New Horizons Sees Big Bright Heart on Dwarf Planet Pluto

Pluto's heart measures 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) across

 
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