Pluto

The dwarf planet Pluto continues to amaze. This is what you need to know about its active icy volcanoes, subsurface ocean, and mountains of frozen water.

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Pluto Has Red Ice And Blue Skies
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Pluto Has Red Ice And Blue Skies

By Sarah Fecht

Pluto’s ‘Dragon Scales’ Revealed In Latest New Horizons Images
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Pluto’s ‘Dragon Scales’ Revealed In Latest New Horizons Images

By Sarah Fecht

New Pluto Images Hint At Alien Weather Cycle
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New Pluto Images Hint At Alien Weather Cycle

By Sarah Fecht

This is our best image of Pluto yet
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Pluto Has An Atmosphere, Moons, And Maybe Geological Activity. Can We Call It A Planet Now?

By Sarah Fecht

Latest Pics From New Horizons Reveal Flowing Ices And Pluto’s Dark Side
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Latest Pics From New Horizons Reveal Flowing Ices And Pluto’s Dark Side

By Sarah Fecht

We Made It To Pluto! What’s Next For New Horizons?
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We Made It To Pluto! What’s Next For New Horizons?

By Sarah Fecht

What We’ve Learned From Pluto So Far
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What We’ve Learned From Pluto So Far

By Sarah Fecht

How a ‘Farm Boy’ Found Pluto 85 Years Ago
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How a ‘Farm Boy’ Found Pluto 85 Years Ago

By Levi Sharpe

What New Horizons Is Looking For On Pluto, And How
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What New Horizons Is Looking For On Pluto, And How

By Jay Bennett

Scientists imagined Pluton
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Why I Still Love Pluto

By Mike Brown

a conceptual drawing of the New Horizons spacecraft approaching Pluto
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Your Ultimate Guide To The Pluto Flyby

By Sarah Fecht

Q&A With ‘The Pluto Doctor’
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Q&A With ‘The Pluto Doctor’

By Shannon Stirone

Pluton Planet
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How To See If Your Name Is Going To Pluto On The New Horizons Spacecraft

By Mary Beth Griggs

New Horizons Principal Investigator Still Considers Pluto a Planet
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New Horizons Principal Investigator Still Considers Pluto a Planet

By Jay Bennett

Pluto And Ceres May Become Planets Again Soon
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Pluto And Ceres May Become Planets Again Soon

By David A Weintraub, The Conversation

New Horizons Spacecraft, En Route To Pluto, Sends Back First Images Of The Dwarf Planet
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New Horizons Spacecraft, En Route To Pluto, Sends Back First Images Of The Dwarf Planet

By Loren Grush

dawn arrives at Ceres
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We’re About To Visit A Tiny Planet In The Asteroid Belt For The First Time

By Sarah Fecht

Coming In 2015: The First Spacecraft Encounter With Pluto
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Coming In 2015: The First Spacecraft Encounter With Pluto

By Loren Grush

Pluto Gets Reclassified Again
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Pluto Gets Reclassified Again

By Matt Ransford