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NASA Simulates Landing on the Surface of Pluto Using Images From the New Horizons Mission
NASA has created a video of a simulated landing on the surface of Pluto using images and data taken from the New Horizons mission that…

Astronomers Discover Seven Potentially Habitable Earth-Size Exoplanets Around a Nearby Dwarf Star
NASA has announced the discovery of seven potentially habitable Earth-size exoplanets around the ultra-cool red dwarf TRAPPIST-1, the most ever discovered around a single star.…

A Simulated Flyover Animation of the Dwarf Planet Ceres Created Using Data From NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft
NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released a simulated flyover animation of the dwarf planet Ceres that was created with data from the Dawn spacecraft. The…

NASA Maps the Sputnik Planum Region of Pluto With a Colorful Key to Show the Dwarf Planet’s Diverse Geology
NASA has released a map of a large section of the Sputnik Planum region of Pluto using a colorful key to show the dwarf planet’s…

NASA Releases an Incredible Enhanced Color Image of Pluto
NASA has released an incredible enhanced color image of the dwarf planet Pluto taken by the Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC) on the New Horizons…

NASA Releases Stunning View of the Pluto System From the Point of View of the New Horizons Probe
The New Horizons mission made a recent flyby of Pluto, giving humanity its closest-ever view of the distant dwarf planet. Now NASA has released a new animation…

New Horizons Mission Sends Back a Stunning Backlit Panorama of Pluto
A recent downlink from the New Horizons mission revealed a stunning backlit panorama of the dwarf planet Pluto. The image was taken just 15 minutes…

A Short and Sweet Look at NASA’s New Horizons Mission to Pluto
Wired has created a short and sweet look at NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto. The spacecraft–launched on January 19, 2006–is scheduled to fly by…

A Fascinating Look at the New Horizons Mission to Pluto and the Celestial Body’s Planetary Status
The New York Times has created a fascinating look at the New Horizons mission to Pluto that also explores the celestial body’s current planetary status.…