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Arrokoth, A Distant Red Object In Kuiper Belt, Is Rich In Sugars: Study
Researchers found that Arrokoth has a distinctive reddish colour, which is linked to the presence of complex organic molecules.
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Researchers Unravel the Origin and Composition of Red Spot on Pluto’s Moon Charon
Combining data obtained from several sources, scientists have managed to unravel the mystery behind the red cap on Pluto's moon Charon and its composition. NASA's interplanetary space probe New Horizons had captured the reddish region on the top of Charon and collected data in 2015.
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China Mars Rover Zhurong Beams Back First Photos From the Red Planet
Solar panels against an alien landscape, ramps and rods pointing at the Martian horizon — China's first probe on the Red Planet has beamed back its first "selfies" after its history-making landing last week.
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NASA's New Horizons Probe Treks Deeper on Hunt for Moons After Historic Flyby
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft set off on a new hunt for moons in the solar system's most distant edge, searching for clues on our solar family's creation, scientists said on Thursday.
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NASA's New Horizons Probe 'Phones Home' in Landmark Mission to Ultima Thule
NASA's New Horizons explorer successfully "phoned home" on Tuesday after a journey to the most distant world ever explored by humankind.
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NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Just Visited the Most Distant Object Ever Explored
A NASA spacecraft is believed to have reached the solar system's outermost region, flying close to a space rock 20 miles long and billions of miles from Earth.
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NASA Space Probe Detects An 'Icy' Anomaly. Billion Kilometres Past Pluto
Just days ahead of its New Year's 2019 close encounter, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has detected an anomaly related to its next flyby target -- an icy world a billion kilometres past Pluto and more than 6.5 billion km from Earth.
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NASA's New Horizons Spots Kuiper Belt Object as Next Flyby Target From Over 160 Million Kilometres Away
The New Horizons probe is set to encounter the Kuiper Belt object - nicknamed Ultima Thule - on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, 2019.
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Pluto Has Windswept Dunes Even Though It Shouldn't Have Enough Wind To Sweep
By Earth's standards, you could hardly imagine a stranger world than frigid, tiny Pluto. It resides in the far corner of the solar system at an average of about 4 billion miles from the sun. NASA's New Horizons probe, which flew within 7,800 miles of the dwarf planet in July 2015, gave us the best look at Pluto yet. There, temperatures plunge to mi...
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Pluto's True Nature - Heart-Shaped Icecap, Spits Out X-Rays And More
When the New Horizons spacecraft arrived at Pluto in 2015, the probe revealed the dwarf planet's true nature: Pluto is a frozen lump, sure, but it is an odd and interesting lump. Pluto has a heart-shaped icecap that, in theory, could hide an ocean. For no obvious reason, Pluto spits out X-rays. And when New Horizons took Pluto's temperature, the dw...
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NASA's New Horizons Probe Helps Measure Brightness of Universe
The findings from NASA's New Horizons probe give an upper limit to the amount of light in the cosmic optical background.
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NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Set to Meet Next Flyby Target - a Kuiper Belt Object
It is heading towards its next target - 2014 MU69 - which is a Kuiper Belt object (KBO) and the probe will fly past it on January 1, 2019.
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New Horizons Probe Healthy After Hiccup, NASA Says
"Our rapid recovery was supported by other NASA missions that provided New Horizons with some of their valuable Deep Space Network antenna time."
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NASA Probe Spots Possible Clouds On Pluto
NASA's New Horizons space probe has spotted possible clouds hovering over Pluto, indicating that the weather on the icy dwarf planet is more complex than thought.
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NASA Probe Captures Pluto In Twilight
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has beamed back a stunning image of Pluto, showing sunlight filtering through and illuminating the icy dwarf planet's complex atmospheric haze layers.
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Arrokoth, A Distant Red Object In Kuiper Belt, Is Rich In Sugars: Study
Researchers found that Arrokoth has a distinctive reddish colour, which is linked to the presence of complex organic molecules.
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Researchers Unravel the Origin and Composition of Red Spot on Pluto’s Moon Charon
Combining data obtained from several sources, scientists have managed to unravel the mystery behind the red cap on Pluto's moon Charon and its composition. NASA's interplanetary space probe New Horizons had captured the reddish region on the top of Charon and collected data in 2015.
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China Mars Rover Zhurong Beams Back First Photos From the Red Planet
Solar panels against an alien landscape, ramps and rods pointing at the Martian horizon — China's first probe on the Red Planet has beamed back its first "selfies" after its history-making landing last week.
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NASA's New Horizons Probe Treks Deeper on Hunt for Moons After Historic Flyby
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft set off on a new hunt for moons in the solar system's most distant edge, searching for clues on our solar family's creation, scientists said on Thursday.
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NASA's New Horizons Probe 'Phones Home' in Landmark Mission to Ultima Thule
NASA's New Horizons explorer successfully "phoned home" on Tuesday after a journey to the most distant world ever explored by humankind.
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NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Just Visited the Most Distant Object Ever Explored
A NASA spacecraft is believed to have reached the solar system's outermost region, flying close to a space rock 20 miles long and billions of miles from Earth.
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NASA Space Probe Detects An 'Icy' Anomaly. Billion Kilometres Past Pluto
Just days ahead of its New Year's 2019 close encounter, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has detected an anomaly related to its next flyby target -- an icy world a billion kilometres past Pluto and more than 6.5 billion km from Earth.
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NASA's New Horizons Spots Kuiper Belt Object as Next Flyby Target From Over 160 Million Kilometres Away
The New Horizons probe is set to encounter the Kuiper Belt object - nicknamed Ultima Thule - on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, 2019.
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Pluto Has Windswept Dunes Even Though It Shouldn't Have Enough Wind To Sweep
By Earth's standards, you could hardly imagine a stranger world than frigid, tiny Pluto. It resides in the far corner of the solar system at an average of about 4 billion miles from the sun. NASA's New Horizons probe, which flew within 7,800 miles of the dwarf planet in July 2015, gave us the best look at Pluto yet. There, temperatures plunge to mi...
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Pluto's True Nature - Heart-Shaped Icecap, Spits Out X-Rays And More
When the New Horizons spacecraft arrived at Pluto in 2015, the probe revealed the dwarf planet's true nature: Pluto is a frozen lump, sure, but it is an odd and interesting lump. Pluto has a heart-shaped icecap that, in theory, could hide an ocean. For no obvious reason, Pluto spits out X-rays. And when New Horizons took Pluto's temperature, the dw...
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NASA's New Horizons Probe Helps Measure Brightness of Universe
The findings from NASA's New Horizons probe give an upper limit to the amount of light in the cosmic optical background.
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NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Set to Meet Next Flyby Target - a Kuiper Belt Object
It is heading towards its next target - 2014 MU69 - which is a Kuiper Belt object (KBO) and the probe will fly past it on January 1, 2019.
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New Horizons Probe Healthy After Hiccup, NASA Says
"Our rapid recovery was supported by other NASA missions that provided New Horizons with some of their valuable Deep Space Network antenna time."
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NASA Probe Spots Possible Clouds On Pluto
NASA's New Horizons space probe has spotted possible clouds hovering over Pluto, indicating that the weather on the icy dwarf planet is more complex than thought.
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NASA Probe Captures Pluto In Twilight
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has beamed back a stunning image of Pluto, showing sunlight filtering through and illuminating the icy dwarf planet's complex atmospheric haze layers.
