Pluto flypast reveals range of mountains
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Pluto flypast reveals range of mountains

The Charon photo, above, was snapped when New Horizons was just 49,000 miles away, back…

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NASA tweets amazing images of how clearly we can now see Pluto
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NASA tweets amazing images of how clearly we can now see Pluto

Scientists and the public are getting their first look at what NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft…

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‘Something wonderful’: Peaks on Pluto, Canyons on Charon
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‘Something wonderful’: Peaks on Pluto, Canyons on Charon

NASA has finally published the first image of Pluto after its New Horizons spacecraft successfully…

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Crater-less Pluto’s icy peaks high as Rockies, Charon’s canyons deeper than
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Crater-less Pluto’s icy peaks high as Rockies, Charon’s canyons deeper than

New Horizons already is 1 million miles beyond the dwarf planet, and 3 billion miles…

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Current Affairs 2015: NASA’s New Horizons probe discovered youngest
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Current Affairs 2015: NASA’s New Horizons probe discovered youngest

Although there are craters visible on Charon’s surface, there are not almost as many as…

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High-res image of Pluto’s moon Charon shows strange depressed mountain
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High-res image of Pluto’s moon Charon shows strange depressed mountain

Sharper versions will be sent down over the next 16 months as the spacecraft slowly…

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What Are the odd Spots on These Brand New Images of Pluto?
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What Are the odd Spots on These Brand New Images of Pluto?

Already, NASA has released images that show that Pluto may just have a white patch…

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