Pluto has huge mountains, Charon has canyons
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Pluto has huge mountains, Charon has canyons

Little is known about Pluto due to its distant location and unusual oval orbit, which…

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Have a look at the OTHER planets’ first close-ups
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Have a look at the OTHER planets’ first close-ups

Signals from a spacecraft 3 billion miles away swept over Earth on Tuesday, confirming that…

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Kansas man makes a journey to the planet he discovered
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Kansas man makes a journey to the planet he discovered

At exactly 7:49 am ET on Tuesday, the unmanned spacecraft will fly within 7,750 miles…

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Little Pluto Bigger Than Scientists Thought as Flyby Looms
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Little Pluto Bigger Than Scientists Thought as Flyby Looms

NASAWhen it comes to landmark achievements in space exploration, tomorrow – July 14 – will…

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Flyby of Pluto: a towering event for a dwarf planet
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Flyby of Pluto: a towering event for a dwarf planet

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The New Horizon spacecraft to make history at Pluto
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The New Horizon spacecraft to make history at Pluto

Pluto is said to be the NASA’s last stop in exploring every planet in the…

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NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is arriving at Pluto for rare look
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NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is arriving at Pluto for rare look

That same year, the New Horizons mission launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on a journey…

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It’s showtime for Pluto; prepare to be amazed by NASA flyby
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It’s showtime for Pluto; prepare to be amazed by NASA flyby

They orbit about 12,160 Michigan (19,570 kilometers) apart but about a center of gravity, or…

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