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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Scientists released images of Pluto
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Scientists released images of Pluto

A tweet by the mission, that Stern retweeted, says the spacecraft has a new bumper…

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New Horizon offers new outlook on Pluto
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New Horizon offers new outlook on Pluto

And I didn’t. The “tail” is made up of nitrogen that is escaping the atmosphere…

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Planet envy | HeraldNet.com – The Buzz
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Planet envy | HeraldNet.com – The Buzz

The plains are the mountains’ neighbors to the north. The peaks are now known, informally…

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Nasa releases historic close-up images of Pluto
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Nasa releases historic close-up images of Pluto

The first close-up views of Pluto show mountains made of ice and a surprisingly young,…

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NASA releases the first close-up image of Pluto
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NASA releases the first close-up image of Pluto

Twitter is filled with #PlutoFlyby musings. He’s anticipating a growing interest in the dwarf planet.

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‘Something wonderful’: 1st close-up pictures of Pluto
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‘Something wonderful’: 1st close-up pictures of Pluto

Observed within Hydra’s bright regions is a darker circular structure with a diameter of around…

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Stunning Images of Pluto Mountains Keep Scientists Busy for Now
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Stunning Images of Pluto Mountains Keep Scientists Busy for Now

The images show there is a range of mountains rising as high as 11,000ft (3,353m)…

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‘Blowing my mind’: Peaks on Pluto, canyons on Charon
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‘Blowing my mind’: Peaks on Pluto, canyons on Charon

NASA scientists announced on Wednesday that the New Horizons interplanetary space probe had captured the…

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Pluto’s mountainous surface could be biologically active, say
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Pluto’s mountainous surface could be biologically active, say

Icy mountains on Pluto and a new, crisp view of its largest moon, Charon, are…

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