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Scientists uncover giant ice landslides on Pluto that no one knew existed

For years, Pluto was viewed as a distant, frozen world whose dramatic landscapes seemed locked in time. A new study published ...

NASA’s New Horizons travelled 3 billion miles over 9 years to reach Pluto – but it was moving too fast to stop when it arrived

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft completed its swift flyby of Pluto after a nine-year journey. The mission prioritized data ...
SpaceNews

Great Exploration Revisited: New Horizons at Pluto and Charon

Six years ago today, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history with the first up-close exploration of the Pluto system – providing breathtaking views and detailed data on Pluto and its largest moon, ...
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NASA's New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto

NASA's New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto after spending nearly a year ...
Phys.org

Landing on Pluto may only be a hop, skip and jump away

There are plenty of crazy ideas for missions in the space exploration community. Some are just better funded than others. One of the early pathways to funding the crazy ideas is NASA's Institute for ...
Astronomy

Scientists plan a new orbiter mission to Pluto

The exploration of Pluto wasn’t easy, but it sure was worth it. As David Grinspoon and I recount in our book, Chasing New Horizons, it took 14 years (1989 to 2003), about a dozen different mission ...
SpaceNews

New Horizons at Pluto and Charon: Movies Revisit the Great Exploration

A team of researchers created videos of simulated flights over Pluto and Charon which include some of the sharpest images and topographic data that New Horizons gathered during its historic flyby on ...