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Big Discovery from NASA’s New Horizons; Pluto is Biggest Kuiper Belt Body
Plutophiles everywhere rejoice. On the eve of history’s first ever up close flyby of mysterious Pluto on Tuesday morning July…
Charon Up Close Reveals Colossal Chasms and Craters: 1 Day and 1 Million Miles Out from Pluto Flyby
Chasms, craters, and a dark north polar region are revealed in this image of Pluto’s largest moon Charon taken by…
Pluto’s Time to Shine Just Hours Away – A Guide and Timetable
Countdown to discovery! Not since Voyager 2's flyby of Neptune in 1989 have we flung a probe into the frozen…
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Last, Best Look at Pluto’s Far Side and Four Perplexing Spots: 2 Days Out from Flyby
New Horizons' last look at Pluto's Charon-facing hemisphere reveals the highest resolution view of four intriguing darks spots for decades…
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NASA Names Four Astronauts for First Boeing, SpaceX U.S. Commercial Spaceflights
NASA today (July 9) named the first four astronauts who will fly on the first U.S. commercial spaceflights in private…
Pluto’s ‘Heart’ Revealed as New Horizons Probe Starts Flyby Campaign: 5 Days Out
The Huge Heart of Pluto Pluto’s “Heart” is seen in this new image from New Horizons’ Long Range Reconnaissance Imager…
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Falcon 9 Rocket Failure a Huge Blow to SpaceX: Musk
In his first public comments since the surprise disintegration of the commercial SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket some two minutes after…
New Horizons Exits Safe Mode, Operating Flawlessly for Upcoming Pluto Encounter
Latest color image of Pluto taken on July 3, 2015 shows 4 mysterious dark spots. Best yet image of Pluto…
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Russian Progress Supply Freighter Docks at Space Station, Ending String of International Launch Failures
Over three tons of much needed supplies and equipment finally reached the crew living aboard the International Space Station (ISS),…
NASA Loses Contact with New Horizons; Probe Now in Safe Mode
For a nail-biting hour and 20 minutes, NASA lost contact yesterday afternoon July 4 with the New Horizons spacecraft just…