Dunes on Pluto? Yes, but made of methane ice
We all know how common sand dunes are on Earth – just go to practically any desert region to see them in their various shapes and sizes. Thanks to robotic space explorers, we also know …
New Horizons
Record-breaking images from New Horizons are farthest ever taken from Earth
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is way, way past Pluto now and still nearly a year away from its next encounter with an object in the Kuiper Belt, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t been busy. …
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Pluto and beyond: New Horizons’ next Kuiper Belt rendezvous only one year away
Happy New Year! As well as simply the start of a new year, today also marks another significant date – exactly one year from now, the New Horizons spacecraft will encounter its next target deep …
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As New Horizons speeds toward next target, new data suggests 2014 MU69 may have a moon
It has been nearly two-and-a-half years now since New Horizons sped past Pluto and its moons in July 2015, and now the spacecraft is starting to close in on its next target – another object …
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‘Penitentes on steroids’: Scientists solve enigma of Pluto’s massive ice blades
Pluto is an intriguing little world, full of geological surprises, as New Horizons revealed back in 2015. This cold, remote body was expected to be pretty much inactive, but instead we saw a place with …
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