Icy nitrogen flows add to Pluto excitement
August 1, 2015
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Icy nitrogen flows add to Pluto excitement

It photographed the sunlight slicing through the tiny planet’s atmosphere, illuminating a haze that sat…

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NASA Names Craterless Plain on Pluto After Tombaugh
July 31, 2015
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NASA Names Craterless Plain on Pluto After Tombaugh

The thing is that, scientific accomplishments aside, this NASA mission to Pluto grabbed headlines for…

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New Horizons reaches Pluto
July 31, 2015
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New Horizons reaches Pluto

Close-up photographs of the vast plains were released Friday, several days after the first set…

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Pluto flyby inspires awe, pride: Your Say
July 21, 2015
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Pluto flyby inspires awe, pride: Your Say

“They’re ambassadors in the sense that they’re our eyes and ears going places where we…

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NASA captures close-ups of Pluto
July 18, 2015
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NASA captures close-ups of Pluto

A new close-up image of an equatorial region near the base of Pluto’s bright heart-shaped…

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NASA releases detailed image of Pluto’s Surface
July 18, 2015
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NASA releases detailed image of Pluto’s Surface

Another surprise was Pluto’s primary moon, Charon, which was believed to be geologically dead.

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High-res image of Pluto’s moon Charon shows strange depressed mountain
July 18, 2015
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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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