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
Astronomers spot most distant known world in the solar system: V774104 Astronomers say they’ve identified the most distant celestial object in our solar system – a speck of light more than three times… Read More
Ice volcanoes on Pluto? NASA’s New Horizons probe spots ‘weird’ mountains Scientists with NASA’s New Horizons mission say that at least a couple of the miles-high mountains on Pluto look as… Read More
Kerberos unleashed at last: Pluto’s dog-bone moon poses another mystery NASA’s New Horizons probe has finally filled out its family portrait of Pluto and its moons – and Kerberos, the last… 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
New Horizons’ Pluto pictures reveal a weird blue glow – and water ice! The latest pictures from NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto reveal for the first time that the backlit dwarf planet… Read More
Pluto, we have a problem: Some geographical names may not fly on official maps Some of the best-known names on Pluto — ranging from the Sputnik plains to the Hillary and Norgay mountains and the… Read More
NASA mission’s leader calls B.S. on Pluto haters: Will it make a difference? Can you say “bullshit” at NASA? The principal investigator for NASA’s New Horizons mission did, in an outburst directed at the tortuous… Read More
NASA’s New Horizons does epic flyby of Pluto, releases clearest picture yet NASA announced that its New Horizons flight to Pluto — a journey 3 billion miles and nearly a decade in the… Read More
In countdown to New Horizons flyby, NASA releases incredible photos of Pluto The New Horizons probe that launched in 2006 is about to reach its destination: Pluto. In the countdown to the… Read More
GeekWork Picks: Virtual reality startup Pluto VR seeks Art Director with a vision In January PopCap Games co-founder John Vechey, with help from virtual reality vets Forest Gibson and Jared Cheshier, launched Pluto… Read More
