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NASA observed that Pluto has a complex, varied surface with jumbled mountains reminiscent of Europa.

July 23, 2022 13:56 IST

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Pluto is not a planet: Today marks a decade since the dwarf planet’s demotion

Most children of the 90s and before, grew up learning names of the nine planets with the phrase My Very…

August 24, 2016 13:40 IST

What keeps Pluto’s icy ‘heart’ beating

NASA scientists have discovered that the icy surface of Pluto’s “heart” is being constantly renewed by a process called convection…

June 3, 2016 16:16 IST

NASA scientists reveal Pluto and its moons

NASA scientists associated with interplanetary space probe New Horizons have revealed the former “astronomer’s planet” and its “intriguing system of…

March 21, 2016 09:26 IST

NASA’s New Horizon probe captures Pluto’s mysterious, floating hills

In yet another example of Pluto’s fascinating and abundant geological activity, NASA’s New Horizon has captured nitrogen ice glaciers carrying…

February 5, 2016 11:23 IST

NASA New Horizons snap shows Pluto’s atmosphere in infrared wavelength

The US space agency NASA has released a photo taken by its New Horizons spacecraft that shows Pluto’s atmosphere in…

January 29, 2016 13:59 IST

NASA releases coloured images of Pluto

NASA has released an enhanced colour mosaic that combines some of the sharpest views of Pluto

December 14, 2015 14:23 IST

Mountains on Pluto believed to be ice volcanoes, scientists say

Scientists have discovered what appear to be ice-spewing volcanoes on surface of Pluto, raising questions about how the tiny, distant…

November 10, 2015 10:01 IST

After Pluto, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft on new mission to 2014 MU69

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which gave us the first close-up views of Pluto, now has a much smaller object in…

Updated: October 23, 2015 14:12 IST

NASA probe unveils Pluto’s striking surface variations

The first published results from the historic flyby of Pluto by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in July have unveiled the…

October 16, 2015 13:59 IST

NASA spacecraft discovers blue sky and red ice at Pluto

The sky over Pluto may not be sunny but it’s undoubtedly blue.

October 9, 2015 00:35 IST

Earth’s ‘frozen’ inner core formed 1-1.5 bn yrs ago

A new study has indicated that Earth’s inner core was formed 1-1.5 billion years ago.

October 8, 2015 12:15 IST

NASA captures Pluto’s moon Charon in stunning detail

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has returned the best colour and the highest resolution images yet of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon,…

October 2, 2015 16:50 IST

Sun provides dramatic backlighting for latest Pluto pictures

The newest pictures of Pluto are so up-close and personal that the mission’s top scientist says it ”makes you feel…

September 21, 2015 10:55 IST

New Pluto images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft stunning

New close-up images of Pluto from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft have unveiled a bewildering variety of surface features – craters,…

September 12, 2015 16:35 IST

Pluto may harbour alien life: UK physicist

Pluto may contain a subsurface ocean warm enough to host life, according to English physicist Brian Cox who also said…

August 31, 2015 21:31 IST

NASA spacecraft finds second mountain range in Pluto’s ‘heart’

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has discovered a second mountain range situated between bright, icy plains and dark, heavily-cratered terrain on…

July 22, 2015 14:33 IST

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft discovers frozen plains in Pluto’s ‘heart’

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has discovered a vast, craterless plain in Pluto’s ‘heart’ that appears to be no more than…

Updated: July 20, 2015 22:32 IST

Pluto has 11,000 feet high, young ice mountains: NASA

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which successfully made a historic flyby of Pluto, has discovered young ice mountains on the dwarf…

July 16, 2015 16:06 IST

Barack Obama, Stephen Hawking congratulate NASA on Pluto Flyby

US President Barack Obama and physicist Stephen Hawking were among several politicians, scientists and astronauts who today congratulated NASA for…

July 15, 2015 21:40 IST

US New Horizons spacecraft whizzes by Pluto in historic flyby

An unmanned NASA New Horizons spacecraft whizzed by Pluto today, making its closest approach in the climax of a decade-long…

Updated: July 15, 2015 08:39 IST

Pluto larger than previously thought: NASA

NASA’s New Horizons mission has settled a decades-long debate about the size of Pluto, discovering that the dwarf planet is…

July 14, 2015 18:52 IST

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Pluto up close: US New Horizons spacecraft achieves flyby, then calls home

A model of the New Horizons spacecraft is seen outside the building housing the telescope that was used to discover…

July 15, 2015 09:46 IST

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