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Atmospheric Pressure On Pluto's Surface 80,000 Times Less Than Earth: Study
The study was carried out by an international team of scientists, and included members from Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences.
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Pluto May Have Started Out Its Life as a Hothead
Pluto, a frigid little world inhabiting the solar system's outer reaches, may have been born as a warmer place sheltering a subsurface ocean that still exists today, researchers said on Monday.
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NASA's New Horizons Hurtles Toward Historic New Year's Flyby of Ultima Thule
Ultima Thule is named after a mythical, far-northern island in medieval literature and has its own rock anthem performed by Queen guitarist Brian May/
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Pluto Mountains Named After Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary
Two mountain ranges on Pluto have been named after Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary respectively by the International Astronomical Union, which for the first time, has officially approved the naming of 14 features on the icy dwarf planet.
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Super Grand Canyon Spotted on Pluto's Moon Charon
New Horizons scientists estimate Argo Chasma to be as deep as 9 km, which is more than five times the depth of the Grand Canyon.
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Pluto's Icy Heart Is Still 'Beating' Like A 'Cosmic Lava Lamp'
This time last year, space enthusiasts all over the world were eagerly awaiting photos of Pluto. As NASA's New Horizons spacecraft zipped toward its July 2015 flyby of the Pluto system, every image it sent home was the best, clearest image we'd ever seen.
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Astronomers Spot Most Distant Object in Solar System
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious dwarf planet that is three times farther away than Pluto and believed to be the most distant object in our solar system.
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Nasa Unveils Stunning 'Pluto Time' Mosaic
The Pluto Time concept and widget was developed by Nasa's New Horizons science team
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NASA Unveils Stunning Mosaics of Pluto
NASA has unveiled stunning mosaics of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, representing the global response to its popular "#PlutoTime" social media campaign.
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NASA Spacecraft Makes Closest Approach to Pluto
An unmanned NASA spacecraft whizzed by Pluto on Tuesday, making its closest approach in the climax of a decade-long journey to explore the dwarf planet for the first time, the US space agency said.
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Experience 'Pluto Time' With New Nasa Tool
A new interactive widget that provides the approximate 'Pluto Time' based on your location.
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Astronomers Describe the Chaotic Dance and Planetlike System of Pluto's Moons
"It just shows the universe is a really complex and wonderful place," said Kenyon in an accompanying commentary in Nature.
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NASA Mission Spots All Pluto Family Members
For the first time, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has photographed Kerberos and Styx - the smallest and faintest of Pluto's five known moons.
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NASA Probe Set to Wake Up For Pluto Encounter
NASA's Pluto-bound probe New Horizons spacecraft comes out of hibernation for the last time next month in preparation for a six-month encounter, including a first-ever close flyby of the mysterious dwarf planet on July 14, 2015.
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Asteroid's Shape and Size Determined for First Time
Volunteer astronomers in the US have determined for the first time the shape and size of the double asteroid Patroclus-Menoetius that passed directly in front of a star October 20.
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Atmospheric Pressure On Pluto's Surface 80,000 Times Less Than Earth: Study
The study was carried out by an international team of scientists, and included members from Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences.
-
Pluto May Have Started Out Its Life as a Hothead
Pluto, a frigid little world inhabiting the solar system's outer reaches, may have been born as a warmer place sheltering a subsurface ocean that still exists today, researchers said on Monday.
-
NASA's New Horizons Hurtles Toward Historic New Year's Flyby of Ultima Thule
Ultima Thule is named after a mythical, far-northern island in medieval literature and has its own rock anthem performed by Queen guitarist Brian May/
-
Pluto Mountains Named After Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary
Two mountain ranges on Pluto have been named after Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary respectively by the International Astronomical Union, which for the first time, has officially approved the naming of 14 features on the icy dwarf planet.
-
Super Grand Canyon Spotted on Pluto's Moon Charon
New Horizons scientists estimate Argo Chasma to be as deep as 9 km, which is more than five times the depth of the Grand Canyon.
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Pluto's Icy Heart Is Still 'Beating' Like A 'Cosmic Lava Lamp'
This time last year, space enthusiasts all over the world were eagerly awaiting photos of Pluto. As NASA's New Horizons spacecraft zipped toward its July 2015 flyby of the Pluto system, every image it sent home was the best, clearest image we'd ever seen.
-
Astronomers Spot Most Distant Object in Solar System
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious dwarf planet that is three times farther away than Pluto and believed to be the most distant object in our solar system.
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Nasa Unveils Stunning 'Pluto Time' Mosaic
The Pluto Time concept and widget was developed by Nasa's New Horizons science team
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NASA Unveils Stunning Mosaics of Pluto
NASA has unveiled stunning mosaics of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, representing the global response to its popular "#PlutoTime" social media campaign.
-
NASA Spacecraft Makes Closest Approach to Pluto
An unmanned NASA spacecraft whizzed by Pluto on Tuesday, making its closest approach in the climax of a decade-long journey to explore the dwarf planet for the first time, the US space agency said.
-
Experience 'Pluto Time' With New Nasa Tool
A new interactive widget that provides the approximate 'Pluto Time' based on your location.
-
Astronomers Describe the Chaotic Dance and Planetlike System of Pluto's Moons
"It just shows the universe is a really complex and wonderful place," said Kenyon in an accompanying commentary in Nature.
-
NASA Mission Spots All Pluto Family Members
For the first time, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has photographed Kerberos and Styx - the smallest and faintest of Pluto's five known moons.
-
NASA Probe Set to Wake Up For Pluto Encounter
NASA's Pluto-bound probe New Horizons spacecraft comes out of hibernation for the last time next month in preparation for a six-month encounter, including a first-ever close flyby of the mysterious dwarf planet on July 14, 2015.
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Asteroid's Shape and Size Determined for First Time
Volunteer astronomers in the US have determined for the first time the shape and size of the double asteroid Patroclus-Menoetius that passed directly in front of a star October 20.
