Pluto
What Did We Learn About Pluto?
We've only had blurry images of Pluto up until New Horizons. So what did we learn when we got up…
The Dwarf Planet Orcus
Since the early 2000s, more and more objects have been discovered in the outer Solar System that resemble planets. However,…
The Dwarf Planet (and Plutoid) Makemake
In 2003, astronomer Mike Brown and his team from Caltech began a discovery process which would change the way we…
What Is A Dwarf Planet?
The term dwarf planet has been tossed around a lot in recent years. As part of a three-way categorization of…
Ride Along with New Horizons on its Pluto Flyby
On July 14, 2015, after nine and a half years journeying across the Solar System, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made its historic…
Kirk, Spock and Sulu Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before — Charon!
A big smile. That was my reaction to seeing the names of Uhura, Spock, Kirk and Sulu on the latest…
Eris’ Moon Dysnomia
Ask a person what Dysnomia refers to, and they might venture that it's a medical condition. In truth, they would…
See Pluto’s Icy Flow Plains and Mountains Revealed in Highest Resolution Flyover Mosaic and Movie
Highest resolution mosaic of ‘Tombaugh Regio’ shows the heart-shaped region on Pluto focusing on ice flows and plains of ‘Sputnik…
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Flowing Ice, Exotic Mountains and Backlit Haze Highlight Pluto as Never Seen Before
Spectacular imagery of huge regions of flowing ice, monumental mountain ranges and a breathtakingly backlit atmospheric haze showing Pluto as…
Pluto’s Moons Nix and Hydra Get Real / New Pluto Mountain Range Discovered
Of course they've always been real worlds. They just never looked that way. We've only known of their existence since…