Pluto

The Top 101 Astronomical Events to Watch for in 2015

Phew! It’s here. Now in its seventh year of compilation and the second year running on Universe Today, we’re proud…

10 years ago

Meet the New Horizons Team in a Live Google+ Hangout

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft just woke up from its long nap, and now it's on final approach towards its next…

10 years ago

Pluto Spacecraft Wakes Up For An Exciting Close Encounter Next Year

Pluto, humanity is getting ready to change your image. The New Horizons spacecraft is awake once more after emerging from…

10 years ago

Pluto’s Closeup Will Be Awesome Based On Jupiter Pics From New Horizons Spacecraft

New Horizons, you gotta wake up this weekend. There's so much work ahead of you when you reach Pluto next…

10 years ago

Wake Up, Pluto Spacecraft! New Horizons Emerges From Nap Next Month

It's not quite the cryogenic sleep featured in Interstellar, but all the same, NASA's New Horizons probe has spent most…

10 years ago

‘Death Star’ Ocean? Seven Moons That Could Host Huge Hidden Liquid Reservoirs

Could there be an ocean hidden somewhere in that Death Star-like picture? This is an image of Mimas, a moon…

10 years ago

Pluto Planning: Hubble Spots 3 Objects NASA Spacecraft Could Visit Next

Where could New Horizons visit after it flies by Pluto next year? NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is on the case.…

10 years ago

New Horizons Sights Tiny Pluto Moon As Spacecraft Races Toward Dwarf Planet

Here's Hydra! The New Horizons team spotted the tiny moon of Pluto in July, about six months ahead of when…

10 years ago

Watch Live: New Horizons Crosses Neptune’s Orbit En Route To Pluto

Another milestone for the Pluto-bound New Horizons mission -- it's crossing the orbit of Neptune today, as it prepares to…

10 years ago