- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 30th, 2015
NASA Map Reveals the Geography of Dwarf Planet Ceres
The map is based on data provided by the Dawn spacecraft
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 25th, 2015
NASA Releases View of Flowing Nitrogen Ice Glaciers on Pluto
The dwarf planet is not such a dull place after all
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 23rd, 2015
Yet Another Mountain Range Discovered on Dwarf Planet Pluto
New Horizons imaged the peaks during its flyby of the orb
- Editorials
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 19th, 2015
Sorry Not Sorry, Pluto Doesn’t Deserve Being Called a Planet
Astronomers weren’t just being mean when they demoted it
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 18th, 2015
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
These aliens plains formed about 100 million years ago
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 16th, 2015
New Horizons Sees Budding Mountain Range on Dwarf Planet Pluto
The find suggests the orb might be geologically active
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 15th, 2015
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
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
Here's what you need to know about this history-making epic
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 14th, 2015
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
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
Clyde Tombaugh discovered dwarf planet Pluto in 1930
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 9th, 2015
NASA's New Horizons Sees Big Bright Heart on Dwarf Planet Pluto
Pluto's heart measures 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) across
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 4th, 2015
NASA Video Reveals Pluto and Its Moon Charon in Living Color
The video comprises views obtained by the New Horizons probe
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 15th, 2015
Watch: NASA Video Reveals Landscapes on Ceres
The dwarf planet was imaged by the Dawn spacecraft
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 21st, 2015
Bizarre Bright Spots on Ceres Imaged in Unprecedented Detail
They've been looking at them for weeks now, and yet scientists have no idea what these bright spots might be