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Published New models explain canyons on Pluto moon - New Models Explain Canyons on Pluto Moon


In 2015, when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft encountered the Pluto-Charon system, scientists discove ...
Published Pluto’s ‘Hulk-like’ moon Charon: A possible ancient ocean? - Pluto’s ‘Hulk-like’ moon Charon: A possible ancient ocean?



Pluto's largest moon may have gotten too big for its own skin. Images from NASA's New Horizons missi...
Published Scientists identify a possible source for Charon's red cap - Scientists Identify a Possible Source for Charon's Red Cap


Scientists combined data from NASA's New Horizons mission with novel laboratory experiments and exos...
Published Pluto's largest moon, Charon, gets its first official feature names - Pluto's Largest Moon, Charon, Gets Its First Official Feature Names


Legendary explorers and visionaries, real and fictitious, are among those immortalized by the IAU in...
Published How a moon slows the decay of Pluto's atmosphere - How a Moon Slows the Decay of Pluto's Atmosphere


A new study provides additional insight into relationship between Pluto and its moon, Charon, and ho ...
Published Pluto 'paints' its largest moon red - Pluto 'Paints' Its Largest Moon Red


In June 2015, when the cameras on NASA's approaching New Horizons spacecraft first spotted the large...
Published Crater counts on Pluto, Charon show small Kuiper Belt objects surprisingly rare - Crater Counts on Pluto and Charon Reveal Surprising Lack of Small Kuiper Belt Objects


Using New Horizons data from the Pluto-Charon flyby in 2015, scientists have indirectly discovered a ...
Published Hubble discovers a fifth moon orbiting Pluto - Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto


A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon...
Published Present-day subsurface ocean on Pluto? - Present-day Subsurface Ocean on Pluto?


An updated thermal model for Pluto suggests that a liquid water ocean beneath the dwarf planet's ice...
Published New data from flyby of Pluto - New Data from Flyby of Pluto: What We've Learned So Far


Pluto's surface exhibits a wide variety of landscapes, results from five new studies. The dwarf plan...
Published New telescope is exploring solar system 'outback' - New Telescope is Exploring Solar System 'Outback'


In the outer reaches of our solar system lies a mysterious region far more remote and difficult to e...
Published How radioactive decay could support extraterrestrial life - How Radioactive Decay Could Support Extraterrestrial Life


In the icy bodies around our solar system, radiation emitted from rocky cores could break up water m...
Published Scientists introduce cosmochemical model for Pluto formation - Scientists Introduce Cosmochemical Model for Pluto Formation


Scientists integrated NASA's New Horizons discoveries with data from ESA's Rosetta mission to develo...
Published Modeling offers new perspective on how Pluto's 'icy heart' came to be - Modeling Offers New Perspective on How Pluto's 'Icy Heart' Came to Be


Pluto's "icy heart" is a bright, two-lobed feature on its surface that has attracted researchers eve...
Published Scientists confirm decrease in Pluto’s atmospheric density - Scientists Confirm Decrease in Pluto's Atmospheric Density


When Pluto passed in front of a star on the night of August 15, 2018, astronomers deployed telescope...