New Close-Up View of Pluto’s Surface
This new close-up image of Pluto’s surface is the most detailed image revealed to date by they New Horizons Spacecraft. This is the most detailed…
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New Horizons Collects Data on Distant Remnant of the Early Solar System
Recent observations from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft reveal new facts about a distant remnant of the early solar system. Warming up for a possible extended…
New Horizons Reveals a Distinct Water-Ice Signature on the Surface of Hydra
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft reveals a distinct water-ice signature on the surface of Pluto’s outermost moon, Hydra. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has sent home the…
New Elevation Map of Pluto’s ‘Heart’ from New Horizons
NASA releases a new elevation map of Pluto’s heart-shaped surface area. This newest shaded relief view of the region surrounding the left side of Pluto’s…
New Horizons Image Shows Pluto’s ‘Halo’ Craters
This newly released image from the New Horizons Spacecraft looks within Pluto’s informally named Vega Terra region, showing a field of eye-catching craters that looks…
New Horizons Shows Pluto’s Haze Varies in Brightness
New images from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft reveal that Pluto’s haze varies in brightness. Scientists on NASA’s New Horizons mission team are learning more about…
New Horizons Views Frozen, Former Lake of Liquid Nitrogen
This newly released image shows a frozen, former lake of liquid nitrogen, which is located in a mountain range just north of Pluto’s informally named…
Methane Surface on Pluto May be Sublimating Away Into the Atmosphere
New Horizons provides scientists with a closer look at eh surface of Pluto. Far in the western hemisphere, scientists on NASA’s New Horizons mission have…
New Horizons Reveals a Possible Ancient Ocean on Charon
New images from the New Horizons Spacecraft suggest that Pluto’s moon Charon once had a subsurface ocean that has long since frozen and expanded, pushing…
New Horizons Spacecraft Reveals More Water Ice on Pluto’s Surface Than Previously Thought
New data from the New Horizons Spacecraft reveals more water ice on Pluto’s surface than previously thought. This false-color image, derived from observations in infrared…
New Horizons Spacecraft Reveals Possible Ice Volcano on Pluto
A new image from the New Horizons Spacecraft reveals more of Pluto’s surface features. Scientists with NASA’s New Horizons mission have assembled this highest-resolution color…
New Horizons Image Reveals Curious Corner on Pluto’s Icy Plains
The latest New Horizons image reveals some intriguing surface activity on Pluto. Transmitted to Earth on December 24, this image from the Long Range Reconnaissance…
NASA Looks Back at the ‘Year of Pluto’
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history this year giving us a close-up view of Pluto for the first time. Now it will start the New…
A Holiday Gift from NASA – Christmas Pluto
This false color image of Pluto is perfect for the holiday season. Pluto gets into the holiday spirit, decked out in red and green. This…
New Findings Help Shape Our Understanding of Pluto and Its Moons
Using data from the New Horizons flyby of Pluto, astronomers continue to learn more about this icy world and its system of satellites. New Horizons…
New Horizons Zooms in on Pluto’s Heart-Shaped Region
This newly released image from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is the highest resolution image ever obtained of Pluto’s heart-shaped region. On July 14 the telescopic…
NASA Reveals New Visualization of Space Environment at Pluto
Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, the Space Weather Research Center (SWRC) and the Community-Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC), Enlil and Dusan Odstrcil…
New Horizons Reveals New Close-Up Images of Pluto
New images from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft are the sharpest views of Pluto it obtained during its July flyby – and the best close-ups of…