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The orbs were imaged by NASA's New Horizons probe from a distance of over 55 million miles (88.5 million kilometers)

In case you were wondering why astronomers call Pluto not a proper planet but a dwarf one, here's your answer

Yet another glorious week has gone by, here’s our latest round-up of the best and most important science news

The image, taken on April 9 and beamed back to Earth the following day, also shows Pluto's largest moon, Charon

The images were obtained by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, now en route to the distant Pluto system

The probe left our planet back in 2006, has since covered a distance of about 3 billion miles (4.8 billion kilometers)

Researchers claim to have found evidence that two undocumented dwarf planets are hiding well beyond Pluto

Astronomers say the celestial bodies are now colliding with each other, birthing massive amounts of dust

The spacecraft came out of hibernation this past December 6, is expected to begin researching Pluto in January 2015

The NASA spacecraft is expected to make a close encounter with Pluto on July 14, 2015

The spacecraft will fly close to the planet, snap as many photos of it as possible

The spacecraft is scheduled to reach its destination next year

A new study explains how the moons were created and how they reached their current orbits

The new pictures of Charon were taken by New Horizons spacecraft

Kerberos and Styx join Charon, Nix and Hydra as Pluto's natural satellites

Two of Pluto's moons need official names, these two were the most popular in a vote

SETI is holding a vote on names for Pluto's newest moons