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Kuiper Belt Object 1994 JR1

Pluto Probe Snaps Record-Breaking Photos of Frigid, Faraway Object

By Mike Wall published

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Mountainous Shoreline of Sputnik Planum

Best-Ever Pluto Photos Show Breathtaking Views of Dwarf Planet

By Mike Wall published

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False-color Image of Pluto

Pluto Goes Psychedelic in Brilliant New Photo

By Sarah Lewin published

Pluto's the prettiest dwarf planet at the party in this new, brilliantly colored image recently released by NASA.

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Back-lit, Blue-skied Pluto

What's a Planet? There's a Test (and Pluto Flunked it)

By Irene Klotz published

A new test for defining the planetary status of an exoplanet has been formulated, but a certain dwarf planet in our solar system still doesn't make the planetary grade.

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Pluto Crater Counts

Part of Pluto's Heart Was 'Born Yesterday'

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

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These close views of Pluto's four smaller moons were captured by NASA's New Horizons probe during its historic July 2015 flyby. Data from New Horizons suggests that at least two (and maybe even all four) were born from mergers of even smaller moons.

Pandemonium! Motion of Pluto's Moons Perplexes Scientists

By Calla Cofield published

New observations of Pluto's moons reveal a system in pandemonium, according to scientists with the New Horizons mission.

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A possible ice volcano on Pluto (visible at center) is seen in this NASA image, captured by the New Horizons spacecraft, released on Nov. 9, 2015.

Icy Volcanoes May Erupt on Pluto

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

Two enormous mountains on Pluto's surface bear a striking resemblance to volcanoes on Earth and Mars, which has piqued the interest of scientists with the New Horizons mission.

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New Horizons in the Kuiper Belt

NASA Pluto Probe Sets Course for Second Flyby Target

By Mike Wall published

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New Horizons Views Pluto in False Color

Pluto Is Beautiful, Complex and Thoroughly Puzzling for Scientists

By Mike Wall published

Making sense of Pluto's giant ice mountains, geologically young ice plains and other intriguing characteristics is going to take some time, scientists say.

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New Horizons Photos of Pluto Moon Nix

Two Small Pluto Moons Get Their Close-Ups (Photos)

By Mike Wall published

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