Bizarre Discovery on Pluto Could Change Everything We Know About the Dwarf Planet
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Data from the New Horizons automatic station confirmed that Pluto’s Wright Mons and Piccard Mons are indeed the result of…
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A Gargantuan Object Smashed Into Pluto Helping Carve Its Heart-Shaped Feature
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Scientists have been studying Pluto’s ‘heart’ and focused their research on a particular region – Sputnik Planitia. Billions of years…
Astronomers Snap Spectacular Photo of Pluto’s “Dark Side”
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The team of the interplanetary station New Horizons has published an image of the southern hemisphere of Pluto, which was…
Pluto’s Atmosphere is Slowly Vanishing Into Outer Space
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Pluto’s atmosphere is very thin, and its main component is nitrogen with insignificant admixtures of methane and carbon monoxide. The…
Incredible Resemblance: Snow-Capped Mountains On Pluto Resembles Those on Earth
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Pluto is really an amazing place. Although no longer classified as a planet, Pluto remains one of the solar system’s…
Dwarf Pluto Likely Started Out as a Warm Planet With Vast Oceans
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Until now, and mostly due to its location so far from the Sun, scientists thought that the origin of the…
5 Close-Up Images of Pluto’s Surface You Won’t Believe Are Real
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Pluto, designated (134340) Pluto, is a dwarf planet in the solar system following Neptune’s orbit. It comes from the Roman…
Check Out 11 Stunning Close-Up Images of Pluto Taken By NASA’s New Horizon Spacecraft
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In 2016, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history after it flew past Pluto, our solar system’s former planet, now a…
Ninety years Since Pluto Was Officially Named: Here’s What You Should Know
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This May 1 marks 90 years since the now dwarf planet Pluto received its own name. This remote body of…
There Is Evidence That Pluto Has a Vast Ocean Under Its Crust
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In 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft zoomed past Pluto making its way toward the Oort cloud. As it passed next…
Twist of Gravity: The Enigmatic Hunt for Planet Nine
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On the adventurous path to discovering a ninth planet in our cosmic backyard (sorry Pluto), a duo of theoretical physicists…
46 Years and Counting: Voyager 1’s Remarkable Journey Beyond the Stars
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On September 5, 1977, NASA unveiled a marvel: Voyager 1. This spacecraft, which embarked on its journey from Cape Canaveral,…
New Horizons could measure the true darkness of the cosmos
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From our own backyard to the edge of the solar system, humans search for the true face of the universe’s…
Unveiling Io: Juno Mission Delivers Highest Resolution Images Since 2007
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NASA’s Juno mission delivers a visual feast with the highest resolution images of Jupiter’s moon Io, surpassing the clarity of…
Voyager 2 mission extended by NASA using standby power
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NASA engineers have found a creative solution to extend the life of Voyager 2’s science instruments, providing a few more…
Cosmic Oddities: 7 Strangest Objects in Space
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Journey beyond Earth to discover the most bizarre objects in the cosmos. Learn about strange celestial phenomena like rogue planets,…
Hubble Space Telescope Unveils Stunning Interplanetary Weather on Jupiter and Uranus
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A Brief History of the Hubble Space Telescope Launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Silicate Clouds on Distant Exoplanet
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Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have made a groundbreaking discovery, observing silicate cloud features and multiple molecules in…
Unraveling the Secrets of Arrokoth: NASA’s New Horizons Sheds Light on Distant Kuiper Belt Object’s Structure
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NASA’s New Horizons mission has provided valuable insights into the Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth’s major lobe, revealing that its large…
Juno Spacecraft Takes Incredible Photographs of Jupiter’s Moon Io
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On March 1, 2023, the Juno spacecraft flew past Io, one of Jupiter’s moons, coming as close as 51,000 km…
51 Years of Infinite Voyage: Celebrating the Pioneer 10 Spacecraft
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On March 2, 1972, NASA launched Pioneer 10, a groundbreaking spacecraft that would become the first man-made object to achieve…
Interstellar Object That Smashed Into Earth Could Prove Planet Nine is Real
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There is an alleged undiscovered planet beyond the orbit of Pluto. This hypothetical world, called Planet Nine, is approximately five…