pluto : Science World Report

Aug 25, 2014 07:29 AM EDT

New Voyager Map Reveals Unprecedented View of Neptune's Moon, Triton

Astronomers are getting a better look at Neptune's moon, Triton, than ever before. They've created a color global map of the moon using historic footage from NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft, which first gave scientists a glimpse of the moon in 1989.

Aug 06, 2014 10:49 AM EDT

ALMA Pinpoints Pluto to Guide New Horizons Mission to Distant Planet

Pluto may just be the guiding "star" that NASA's spacecraft needs. Astronomers are using ALMA to make high-precision measurements of Pluto's location and orbit in order to help guide the New Horizons spacecraft to its target.

Jul 02, 2014 08:25 AM EDT

NASA Hubble Telescope Hunts for New Horizons' Targets for After its Pluto Mission

The New Horizons (NH) spacecraft is currently set to streak past the Pluto system in July 2015. Now, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is conducting an intensive search to find a suitable outer solar system object for New Horizons to visit after its Pluto mission.

Jun 17, 2014 10:58 AM EDT

NASA Hubble to Search Beyond Pluto for New Target for Horizons Mission

NASA scientists are taking a look beyond Pluto. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers are planning to search for an object the Pluto-bound NASA New Horizons mission could visit after its flyby of Pluto in July 2015.

Jan 16, 2014 11:43 PM EST

Solar System's Fastest Spacecraft on Track for Rendezvous with Pluto

One of the fastest spacecraft ever built -- NASA's New Horizons -- is hurtling through the void at nearly one million miles per day.

Jul 02, 2013 05:07 PM EDT

New Names For Pluto Moons Approved by IAU

The IAU is pleased to announce that today it has officially recognised the names Kerberos and Styx for the fourth and fifth moons of Pluto respectively (formerly known as P4 and P5). These names were backed by voters in a recently held popular contest, aimed at allowing the public to suggest names f...