How Pluto’s methane turned into red ‘spray paint’ on its biggest moon Charon When NASA’s New Horizons probe sent back pictures of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, researchers were surprised to see a big… Read More
One year after Pluto flyby, New Horizons mission looks back and looks ahead One year ago today, NASA’s New Horizons probe whizzed past Pluto and opened up a new frontier for planetary science –… Read More
New Horizons imagery backs up the claim that Charon, Pluto’s biggest moon, once had an ocean Scientists say the patterns of ice in canyons on Charon, Pluto’s largest moon, look as if some the frozen water was… Read More
See how the world turns on Pluto and Charon, thanks to NASA’s New Horizons The bright heart of Pluto has been burned into our consciousness, thanks to scads of high-resolution pictures. But a new set… Read More
Science journal gives New Horizons mission to Pluto its day in the sun The first peer-reviewed scientific paper about the New Horizons probe’s July flyby past Pluto lays out puzzling evidence that suggests the… Read More
Great photos of Pluto and Charon emerge in the final countdown to NASA’s flyby It’s four days until NASA’s New Horizons’ flyby of Pluto — and the photos the probe is sending back just… Read More
