pluto : Science World Report

Oct 07, 2015 12:44 PM EDT

Pluto: NASA Announcing 'Amazing' Discovery (UPDATE)

NASA is set to make an announcement about Pluto on Thursday, Oct. 8.

Oct 01, 2015 03:47 PM EDT

Charon, Pluto's Largest Moon, Shows Colorful, Violent History (PHOTOS)

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has returned the best color - and the highest resolution - images to date of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, and they show a complex history filled with violence.

Sep 25, 2015 08:00 AM EDT

New 'Snakeskin' Image of Pluto Reveals Terrain with Dragon-like Scales

The New Horizons spacecraft is continuing its trek toward the Kuiper belt. In the meantime, though, it's sending back images to NASA of the tiny planet, Pluto.

Sep 22, 2015 11:38 AM EDT

NASA New Horizons: Pluto Aerial Tour

Stuart Robbins has teamed up with NASA's New Horizons spacecraft to give the world an aerial tour of Pluto.

Sep 18, 2015 09:13 AM EDT

Pluto Stuns Viewers with New Backlit Panorama Captured by New Horizons Spacecraft

The latest images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft are truly spectacular. The new images show a backlit Pluto, revealing the icy planet's massive mountains, streams of frozen nitrogen and haunting low-lying hazes.

Sep 11, 2015 06:54 AM EDT

New Horizons Finally Beams Back New Images of Pluto! Stunning, Varied Features

Scientists have now received the newest images of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.

Sep 08, 2015 08:36 AM EDT

NASA New Horizons Begins Intensive Data Download, Revealing Detailed New Pluto Images

Now that NASA New Horizons spacecraft has passed Pluto and is on its way to the Kuiper belt, it's now time to look at the data. The spacecraft has officially begun its intensive data downlink phase, while will tell scientists more than ever about the tiny dwarf planet.

Aug 31, 2015 03:42 PM EDT

Watch the NASA New Horizons Historic Flyby of Pluto with New Video

NASA's New Horizons mission has now passed Pluto, but it's still sending back data about the planet. Now, researchers are revealed new images of the dwarf planet and have created a simulation using them.

Aug 30, 2015 04:07 PM EDT

NASA New Horizons Targets Kuiper Belt After Pluto Flyby

NASA has officially selected the next potential destination for the New Horizons mission to visit.

Aug 12, 2015 05:18 PM EDT

plutoPluto May be a Geologically Active Dwarf Planet, New Horizons Reveals

Pluto may actually be geologically active. Data from NASA New Horizons mission hints that the dwarf planet may be far more "alive" than previously thought.

Aug 05, 2015 09:25 AM EDT

Star Wars and Star Trek Collide on Pluto with Nerd Names

Star Wars and Star Trek fans are usually at odds, but on Pluto's moon, Charon, the two really collide. The craters on the tiny moon have been unofficially named after characters from the beloved sci-fi franchises.

Jul 29, 2015 03:56 PM EDT

New Horizons Snaps Image of Pluto's Strange Atmosphere

It turns out that Pluto's atmosphere may be a bit unusual. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has revealed that the dwarf planet's atmosphere has an unexpectedly low surface pressure compared to that derived from previous observations.