Pluto
New Horizons delivers first images of icy world since Pluto flyby
The New Horizons space probe is bringing new images of a remnant of the early solar system, after its historic brush with Pluto last summer, reports ABC News.
First photos of Pluto’s north pole released
NASA just released incredible new photos of Pluto’s north pole, and they seem to raise more questions about this icy planet.
Pluto’s moon may have had an ocean
Images from NASA’s New Horizons mission suggest that Pluto’s moon Charon once had a subsurface ocean that has long since frozen and expanded, pushing outward and causing the moon’s surface to stretch and fracture on a massive scale, according to NASA.
Surprising amount of water ice found on Pluto’s surface
A new map of the dwarf planet revealed that water ice is surprisingly abundant on Pluto's surface.
'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system, say US scientists
American astronomers say they have strong evidence that there is a ninth planet in our Solar System orbiting far beyond even the dwarf world Pluto.
Space slug mystery solved!
The explanation for the unusual look involves some interesting behavior from the nitrogen-heavy ice.
New photos show Pluto's icebergs appear to float in sea of nitrogen ice
The new images of Pluto sent back to planet Earth from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, show the dwarf planet’s plains and ‘icebergs’ floating in a sea of nitrogen ice, reports Mashable.com.
Best-ever Pluto photos show breathtaking views of Dwarf Planet
Get ready to be amazed: NASA today unveiled the best-ever images of Pluto, revealing the dwarf planet's varied and exotic landscape in amazing detail.
Pluto's moon Kerberos finally shows itself
An image of Kerberos, one of the two tiny moons of Pluto, is finally been returned by the US space agency's New Horizons probe.
Latest images reveal Pluto's hazy horizon
Fresh images from Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft have captured a low-lying haze clinging to the surface of Pluto. The pictures also offer stunning views of the dwarf planet's rugged mountains and its sweeping plains.
New Horizons resumes image return
New pictures have been released from the New Horizons probe’s flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto.
Video of flying over Pluto is absolutely amazing
People were treated to beautiful photos of Pluto’s surface when Nasa flew a spacecraft by Pluto for the first time in history last month on July 14, but unfortunately, there was no video of the dwarf planet's flyby -- until now!
Hubble Spies Dying Star's Final 'Moments'
In the quarter-century that it's been eyeing the cosmos, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken some pretty spectacular photos of "a dying star's final moment.
Reason behind the mysterious heart on Pluto
This is the sharpest image yet of the dwarf planet as a whole that we've seen, and it reveals something that scientists hadn't been able to observe before: that the left lobe of Tombough Regio looks very different from the right lobe.
Queen guitarist helps Pluto team examine data (video)
Queen guitarist Brian May helps NASA team examine data on Pluto sent by New Horizons spacecraft.
Scientists puzzle over Pluto's polygons
New pictures relayed by the first spacecraft to visit distant Pluto show odd polygon-shaped features and smooth hills in an crater-free plain, indications that the icy world is geologically active.
Spotlight shining on Pluto in cold outskirts of solar system
The spotlight is bright enough to thaw even Pluto.
Pluto memes take over the Internet
The internet is one place where the breathtaking ground breaking new images of the dwarf planet Pluto can be plastered with Donald Trump’s facer or even converted to Kim Kardashians behind.
Nasa spacecraft speeds past Pluto
Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has made the first visit to Pluto, speeding past at 14km per second.
