Pluto Moon : Science World Report

Dec 05, 2016 03:50 AM EST

Study Sheds Light On The Mystery Of Pluto’s Icy Heart

Scientists have focused on the western lobe of Pluto's icy heart, thinking it was formed by a huge impact early on. A new study says otherwise.

Dec 14, 2015 09:50 AM EST

Pluto's Day Side: New Images Show the Changing Faces of the Dwarf Planet

Pluto's day is about 6.4 Earth days long. This means that getting an image of each sunlit "side" of Pluto can be challenging. Now, though, scientists have compiled images of Pluto that show off its various sunlit faces.

Nov 11, 2015 09:55 AM EST

Pluto's 'Heart' is Far Younger Than Anyone Expected: Born Yesterday

NASA researchers have taken a closer look at the data from the historic New Horizons flyby and have found that the heart-shaped region of Pluto is surprisingly young.

Nov 10, 2015 11:20 AM EST

Pluto's Mountains May be Recently Active Ice Volcanoes

NASA is learning more and more about Pluto as New Horizons continues to beam back data to Earth after its historic flyby. Now, researchers are getting a closer look at what appear to be icy mountains on the dwarf planet.

Nov 10, 2015 09:59 AM EST

Pluto's Moons' Motion Perplexes NASA Scientists with Sheer Pandemonium

NASA's New Horizon spacecraft is continuing to send information about Pluto to scientists on Earth. Now, four months after the flyby, researchers are learning more than ever about the dwarf planet and its strange moons.

Oct 01, 2015 03:47 PM EDT

Charon, Pluto's Largest Moon, Shows Colorful, Violent History (PHOTOS)

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has returned the best color - and the highest resolution - images to date of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, and they show a complex history filled with violence.