Pluto may have a 100km ocean under icy shell
Pluto may contain an ocean spanning over 100 kilometres beneath its icy surface, with a salt content similar to that of the Dead Sea on Earth, a new study suggests.
Sep 25, 2016, 13:56 PM IST
Where did Pluto get its 'icy heart' from? Puzzle solved!
Now, scientists have managed to uncover the origin of the large heart-shaped nitrogen glacier on Pluto!
Sep 20, 2016, 14:16 PM IST
Mystery solved! Red patch on Pluto's largest moon Charon caused by trapped gas
The US space agency NASA has released a high-resolution and enhanced color view of Pluto's largest moon, Charon which was captured by New Horizons spacecraft just before closest approach on July 14, 2015.
Sep 15, 2016, 00:04 AM IST
NASA's New Horizons postage stamp enters Guinness Book of World Records! - See pic
The stamp was cancelled last July when New Horizons flew past Pluto.
Jul 20, 2016, 14:18 PM IST
Check out - New Horizons’ top 10 discoveries at Pluto! (Watch video)
New Horizons, moving at speeds that would get it from New York to Los Angeles in about four minutes, pointing its cameras, spectrometers, and other sensors at the frozen world and its moons, captured hundreds of pictures and other science data that would forever change our view of the outer solar system.
Jul 15, 2016, 09:35 AM IST
'Super' Grand Canyon on Pluto's moon Charon
The deep canyon named Argo Chasma is approximately 700 km long while Arizona's Grand Canyon is 450 km long.
Jun 24, 2016, 10:45 AM IST
Pluto may have liquid ocean under ice shell: Study
When New Horizons buzzed by Pluto last year, it unveiled clues that the dwarf planet might have - or had at one time - a sub-surface liquid ocean.
Jun 22, 2016, 15:34 PM IST
New view from NASA's New Horizons - The jagged shores of Pluto’s highlands (Pic inside)
NASA says the scene was created using three separate observations made by New Horizons in July 2015.
Jun 10, 2016, 14:31 PM IST
Check out: Pluto’s icy heart that looks like cosmic ‘Lava Lamp’
The large section of Pluto's icy surface that looks like a cosmic lava lamp has been constantly renewed by a process called convection that replace older surface ices with fresher material.
Jun 02, 2016, 11:54 AM IST
New Horizons' best close-up of Pluto's surface – Watch!
The images in the mosaic were obtained by the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) instrument on board the NASA probe.
May 30, 2016, 12:12 PM IST
New Horizons spots 'fretted terrain' on Pluto – See pic!
Scientists spotted this rare terrain as they peeked through the images of Pluto’s informally named Venera Terra region.
May 20, 2016, 11:22 AM IST
Pluto’s interaction with solar wind is unique: Study
A new study has revealed that the dwarf planet Pluto's interaction with the solar wind is unique.
May 05, 2016, 10:36 AM IST
See pic: NASA releases updated global map of Pluto!
It is all courtesy New Horizons, that NASA is able to provide viewers with amazing discoveries.
May 01, 2016, 09:47 AM IST
See pic: NASA's New Horizons captures Pluto in all its hazy glory!
The New Horizons team, that works tirelessly to learn and understand more about the structure and behavior of Pluto’s complex atmosphere, has come across the discovery.
Apr 18, 2016, 08:51 AM IST
See pics: Icy ‘spider’ on Pluto!
NASA has released a beautiful image of Pluto where an unusual geological feature, resembling a giant spider is sprawling across the planet's icy landscape.
Apr 08, 2016, 14:20 PM IST
See pics: Pluto’s bladed terrain in 3-D
The US space agency NASA's New Horizon spacecraft has spotted one of the strangest landforms on the dwarf planet when it flew over Pluto in July, 2015.
Apr 01, 2016, 11:05 AM IST
New Horizons collects only a few dust grains during Pluto flyby
The space environment around Pluto and its moons appears to be clean as an instrument riding on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft found only a handful of dust grains, the building blocks of planets, when it whipped by Pluto at 31,000 miles per hour last July, a study says.
Mar 18, 2016, 16:38 PM IST
New Horizons scientists find giant 'bite mark' on Pluto's surface!
Scientists discovered what looks like a giant 'bite mark' on the Pluto's surface.
Mar 12, 2016, 00:26 AM IST
New Horizons spots methane on Pluto's snowcapped peaks
The data indicates that the location of the bright ice on the mountain peaks correlates almost exactly with the distribution of methane ice.
Mar 04, 2016, 12:07 PM IST
See pic: NASA's New Horizons captures image of Pluto's North Pole!
In another image beamed back to NASA, New Horizons gives us another proof of Pluto's diversity in terms of its geological and compositional features, this time in an enhanced color image of the north polar area.
Feb 26, 2016, 08:50 AM IST
