The next Pluto mission—an orbiter and lander?
For decades, we could only imagine what the view of Pluto's surface might be. Now, we have the real thing.
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2017
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Nap time for New Horizons: Spacecraft enters hibernation
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has eased into a long summer's nap, entering a hibernation phase on April 7 that will last until early September.
Space Exploration
Apr 11, 2017
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Planet or dwarf planet—all worlds are worth investigating
Pluto's status as a "dwarf planet" is once again stirring debate. This comes as some planetary scientists are trying to have Pluto reclassified as a planet – a wish that's not likely to come true.
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2017
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Spacecraft sends back last bit of data from 2015 Pluto flyby
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has sent back the last bit of data from its 2015 flyby of Pluto.
Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2016
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NASA celebrates stamp that has traveled 3.5 billion miles
NASA is celebrating a 29-cent Pluto-themed postage stamp stuck to the side of the New Horizons spacecraft that has traveled nearly 3.5 billion miles from Earth.
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2016
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NASA's Juno spacecraft to risk Jupiter's fireworks for science
On July 4, NASA will fly a solar-powered spacecraft the size of a basketball court within 2,900 miles (4,667 kilometers) of the cloud tops of our solar system's largest planet.
Space Exploration
Jun 17, 2016
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Astronomer helping NASA spacecraft explore beyond Pluto
The computer found it first – Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69 – but University of Virginia astronomer Anne Verbiscer was the "human backup" who found it next. She confirmed the finding for NASA by using the same technique ...
Space Exploration
Jun 13, 2016
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Image: The dark side of Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft took this stunning image of Pluto only a few minutes after closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image was obtained at a high phase angle –that is, with the sun on the other side of Pluto, ...
Space Exploration
Jun 3, 2016
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Image: Pluto's 'halo' craters
Within Pluto's informally named Vega Terra region is a field of eye-catching craters that looks like a cluster of bright halos scattered across a dark landscape.
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2016
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Pluto's haze varies in brightness
Scientists on NASA's New Horizons mission team are learning more about the structure and behavior of Pluto's complex atmosphere by discovering new attributes of its extensive haze layers. The hazes were first discovered by ...
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2016
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