New Horizons
Gravity Waves On Pluto?
The changing brightness of the haze layers in Pluto's nitrogen atmosphere are caused by atmospheric gravity waves, according to data…
NASA Invests In Radical Game-Changing Concepts For Exploration
As part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program, NASA recently announced 13 radical proposals for funding and development
New Horizons Did Amazing Work Before Even Arriving At Pluto
New Horizons collected 3 years of data during it's mission to Pluto and beyond, and that data is telling us…
New Horizons Snaps Amazing 3-D View of Pluto’s Mysterious ‘Bladed’ Terrain
It’s time to whip out your 3-D glasses to enjoy and scrutinize the remarkable detail of spectacular terrain revealed in…
High Albedo Points To Huge Collision Forming Plutonian System
Pluto's moons were likely formed as a result of a collision between Pluto and a Pluto-sized object, about 4 billion…
Ancient Pluto May Have Had Lakes And Rivers Of Nitrogen
New Horizons data shows that Pluto may once have had a warm enough climate for liquid nitrogen to form on…
New Horizons Team Releases First Papers On Pluto And Its Moons
The New Horizons team has released their first set of papers which they say will "completely transform our view of…
Eat Your Heart Out Pluto
The sublimation of methane ice into methane gas is leaving a bite-mark feature on the surface of Pluto.
Clouds Seen On Pluto For First Time
New images from NASA's New Horizons probe show possible clouds drifting lazily over Pluto's chill landscape.
Spotlight On Pluto’s Frozen Polar Canyons
We turn our gaze away from Pluto's "heart" to explore the ancient ice canyons of its north polar region.