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In less than two years, the New Horizons space probe is going to go whizzing by an object a billion miles further ...

Mary Beth Griggs at 08:00 AM Aug 8 2017
Space // 

Prepare yourself—the Pluto debate has returned, and people are not going to be able to shut up about it. Pluto ...

Sara Chodosh at 11:13 AM Feb 22 2017
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Talk about a change of heart. Sputnik Planitia, the icy plain that forms part of Pluto's "heart," has dramatically ...

Sarah Fecht at 10:13 AM Nov 18 2016
Space // 

Time for a Throwback Monday (TM). Remember a little over a year ago, when our best view of Pluto looked ...

Mary Beth Griggs at 11:02 AM Jun 15 2016
Space // 

Almost a year after the New Horizons spacecraft buzzed by the dwarf planet, we're still learning amazing ...

Mary Beth Griggs at 11:07 AM Jun 3 2016
Space // 

The latest view from the far reaches of the solar system is a cold one. Today, NASA released a new image of Pluto, ...

Mary Beth Griggs at 10:23 AM Mar 2 2016
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