NASA Releases New View of Dwarf Planet Pluto

NASA Releases New View of Dwarf Planet Pluto

The image was obtained by the New Horizons probe

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 18th, 2015
NASA Releases New Close-Up View of Pluto's Heart

NASA Releases New Close-Up View of Pluto's Heart

The image brings into focus the orb's Sputnik Planum

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 11th, 2015
NASA Probe Reveals Size and Shape of Styx, Pluto's Smallest Moon

NASA Probe Reveals Size and Shape of Styx, Pluto's Smallest Moon

This moon of dwarf planet Pluto is oddly elongated

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2015
New Horizons Sees Blue Skies over Dwarf Planet Pluto

New Horizons Sees Blue Skies over Dwarf Planet Pluto

There's also evidence the orb holds water ice

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 8th, 2015
There's This Rumor Going Around That NASA's Found Aliens on Pluto

There's This Rumor Going Around That NASA's Found Aliens on Pluto

It all started when a scientist said, “This world is alive”

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 6th, 2015
NASA Reveals New Views of Pluto's Small Moons Nix and Hydra

NASA Reveals New Views of Pluto's Small Moons Nix and Hydra

The space images were obtained by the New Horizons probe

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 2nd, 2015
New Horizons Sees Gargantuan Canyons on Pluto's Moon Charon

New Horizons Sees Gargantuan Canyons on Pluto's Moon Charon

The canyon system covers over 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers)

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 25th, 2015
Bizarre Landscapes on Pluto Look like Snake or Maybe Dragon Skin

Bizarre Landscapes on Pluto Look like Snake or Maybe Dragon Skin

This region is “unique and perplexing,” researchers say

Watch: Some of the Best Views of Pluto Yet

Watch: Some of the Best Views of Pluto Yet

Video will take you on a tour of the dwarf planet

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 18th, 2015
Faraway Dwarf Planet Pluto Is Surprisingly Earth-Like

Faraway Dwarf Planet Pluto Is Surprisingly Earth-Like

NASA releases new views of the orb's topography

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 11th, 2015
NASA's Scientific Take on Pluto's Topography: “It's Complicated”

NASA's Scientific Take on Pluto's Topography: “It's Complicated”

Because, you know, all hail scientific accuracy

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 28th, 2015
After Historic Pluto Flyby, New Horizons Zooms In on Another Target

After Historic Pluto Flyby, New Horizons Zooms In on Another Target

NASA wants the probe to visit an object in the Kuiper belt

Watch: What NASA's New Horizons Saw When It Flew by Pluto

Watch: What NASA's New Horizons Saw When It Flew by Pluto

Animation recreates the probe's historic flyby

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 31st, 2015
Dwarf Planet Pluto Might Hide an Ocean Under Its Surface

Dwarf Planet Pluto Might Hide an Ocean Under Its Surface

This would explain the orb's surface geology

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 25th, 2015
NASA Releases View of Flowing Nitrogen Ice Glaciers on Pluto

NASA Releases View of Flowing Nitrogen Ice Glaciers on Pluto

The dwarf planet is not such a dull place after all

The Pluto System Explained in One Infographic

The Pluto System Explained in One Infographic

The dwarf planet was recently visited by NASA's New Horizons

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 23rd, 2015
New Horizons Sees Reddish Spot on Pluto's Moon Nix

New Horizons Sees Reddish Spot on Pluto's Moon Nix

The probe imaged the orb on the day of its flyby of Pluto

 
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