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Pluto May Have a Gooey Carbon Layer Beneath Its Crust
A thick, gooey, asphalt-like layer could lie beneath Pluto's crust.
Pluto, Other Faraway Worlds May Have Buried Oceans
There may be a lot more potentially habitable worlds zooming through the cold depths of deep space than scientists had thought.
Mystery of Pluto's Super-Cold Weather Solved
Hydrocarbon particles in Pluto's atmosphere are responsible for the dwarf planet's surprisingly low temperatures, a new study suggests.
Return to Pluto? Scientists Push for New Mission to Outer Solar System
A grassroots movement seeks to build momentum for a second NASA mission to the outer solar system, a generation after a similar effort helped give rise to the first one.
Pluto's 'Skyscrapers': What's Responsible for Dwarf Planet's Giant Ice Blades
Pluto's surface hosts blades of ice that soar to the height of skyscrapers — and researchers have narrowed down exactly how the dramatic features form.
Pluto Probe May Get 2 Objects for Price of 1 During Next Flyby
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft may double its pleasure during its next deep-space flyby 16 months from now.
NASA Unveils New Maps of Pluto, Moon Charon for Flyby Anniversary
On the two-year anniversary of the New Horizons probe's flyby of Pluto, mission scientists unveiled two detailed global maps of the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon.
