Astrum explores everything NASA's New Horizons saw and discovered in the Kuiper Belt around Pluto, Charon and Arrokoth (Ultima Thule).

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto turns out to have as much complexity as Mars or Earth, so much so that I ...

Fortunately, NASA asked New Horizons to beam some "first look" photos Wednesday morning and afternoon. So today at 3 p.m. ET we get to see the best-ever views of Pluto and its moons Charon ...

Today, NASA's New Horizons team - which sent the first spacecraft in history to fly over Pluto last week - revealed the latest set of Pluto images that came with some big surprsies and new mysteries.

Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh ... The machine involved taking pairs of photos of the evening sky several nights apart and then using a special viewer to rapidly switch between ...

Pluto, discovered in 1930 ... The machine involved taking pairs of photos of the evening sky several nights apart and then using a special viewer to rapidly switch between the two.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This high-resolution image captured by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft combines blue, red and ...

The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe. Clyde Tombaugh didn't set out to discover Pluto when he sent his ...

If you stood on Pluto's surface, the Sun would merely appear to be a very bright star. Although previous images showed that something was happening on Pluto, with an average temperature of -240C ...

Pluto was discovered at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1930 and was considered our ninth planet until 2006. The International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet ...