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Pluto Observers Find Possible Clouds, Remarkably Bright Surface

by JoAnna Wendel 19 October 20166 January 2023

Smudges on images could be clouds that form at dawn and dusk, scientists report, and measurements of high reflectivity of Pluto’s “heart” add new evidence of a geologically young surface.

This image of Pluto’s moon Charon was captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft as it approached Pluto on 14 July 2015.
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Scientists Solve Charon's Red Mystery

by JoAnna Wendel 15 September 201625 October 2021

Why are Charon's poles dusted with reddish material?

An image of Pluto captured by NASA’s New Horizons probe.
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Six Things Dwarf Planets Have Taught Us About the Solar System

by JoAnna Wendel 17 August 20167 March 2022

It's been 10 years since Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. But no matter the label, it and its dwarf planet cousins continue to stun researchers with their complexity.

Artist’s impression of Pluto, with its wispy atmosphere.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Pluto's Interactions with the Solar Wind Are Unique

by L. Bernard 24 May 201616 November 2021

Space physicists say that Pluto's atmosphere interacts with the solar wind in a never-before-seen hybrid way, one that's both comet-like and planet-like.

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Pluto: In the Icebox but Maybe Still Cookin'

by R. Cowen 9 November 20156 January 2023

New evidence of ice volcanoes and of middle-aged terrains on Pluto's surface suggests that the dwarf planet has remained geologically active ever since it first formed billions of years ago.

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New Spin on Pluto's Moons

by R. Cowen 9 November 20156 January 2023

Strangely speedy rotation rates of Pluto's tiny orbiting companions show up in a trove of images taken as the New Horizons spacecraft approached the dwarf planet last spring and early summer.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Pluto Is Just the Beginning

by S. A. Hauck II 2 November 20156 January 2023

Pluto is the most distant object visited by a spacecraft, yet exploration of the Solar System is far from complete.

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Pluto Image Shows First Picture of Its Atmosphere

by Randy Showstack 24 July 20156 January 2023

Scientists are amazed by new images that show Pluto's atmosphere and diverse geology.

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Pluto's Moons Nix and Hydra Show Their Faces

by JoAnna Wendel 21 July 20156 January 2023

When the New Horizons spacecraft photographed Pluto last week, it snapped the most revealing images yet of two little-known moons of the dwarf planet.

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New Pluto Image Reveals Young Icy Plain

by JoAnna Wendel 17 July 20156 January 2023

The mottled plain offers additional evidence that Pluto's surface is geologically young—and possibly still active.

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