In 2015, after flying for 9 years and covering nearly 5 billion kilometers, the New Horizons spacecraft successfully flew ...
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Why does Pluto have such a weird orbit?
Pluto's unusual eccentricity and tilt is likely due to its interactions with neighboring Neptune and other giant planets, ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has sent back the last bit of data from its 2015 flyby of Pluto. The picture — one of a sequence of shots of Pluto and its big moon, Charon — ...
During observations of Pluto, an astonishing discovery gradually emerged—there seems to be ice volcanoes on Pluto. This ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The dwarf planet Pluto was imaged up-close for the first time by the New Horizons probe in July ...
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This artist’s concept shows NASA's New Horizons spacecraft during its 2015 encounter with Pluto and its moon, Charon. The world will get its first good look at Pluto a little more than a year from now ...
Pluto and its moon Charon imaged by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015. Image: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Start Slideshow It’s been 91 years since amateur astronomer Clyde Tombaugh first spotted Pluto on a set ...
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That's Why It's Impossible to Reach Pluto
Pluto, once considered the ninth planet, lies over 6 billion kilometers from Earth, making it one of the most difficult destinations in space exploration. The only spacecraft to reach it, New Horizons ...
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