New Horizons
“Oh Pluto” Will Tug at Your Heartstrings
I'm as guilty as anyone for anthropomorphizing Pluto -- as well as spacecraft like New Horizons, which is currently preparing…
NASA’S New Horizon’s Hangout: Countdown to Pluto!
Check out our own Fraser Cain and the scientists from the New Horizon team as they discuss the imminent arrival…
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NASA Gives ‘GO’ for Mission to Alien Ocean World at Jupiter Moon Europa
Artist's concept of NASA mission streaking over ocean world of Europa. Credit: NASA/JPL Story updated[/caption] At long last NASA is…
New Video Will Get You Excited for New Horizons’ Pluto Encounter (as if you already aren’t…)
Are you ready for New Horizons' flyby of Pluto? The science and engineering team reports they are ready for action,…
What Is The Kuiper Belt?
Dr. Mike Brown is a professor of planetary astronomy at Caltech. He's best known as the man who killed Pluto,…
Chaos Reigns At Pluto’s Moons
Simulation of Pluto's moon Nix sped up so that one orbit takes 2 seconds instead of 25 days. Wobbling and…
Be Part of the First Mission to Pluto with the Free Interactive ‘Pluto Safari’ App
If you’re like us, you’ve been following the news closely as the New Horizons mission speeds towards Pluto. Want to…
Pluto Reveals Many New Details In Latest Images
Hey Pluto, it's great to see your face! Since sending its last batch of images in April, NASA's New Horizons probe lopped…
Weekly Space Hangout – May 1, 2015: Prof. Coel Hellier, WASP & SuperWASP
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Prof. Coel Hellier, Professor of Astrophysics at Keele University, UK, to talk about WASP…
New Horizons, Approaching Pluto, Detects Signs of Polar Caps
The latest set of images from the long range imager, LORRI, on New Horizons now reveals surface features. At a…