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Why Half of Pluto's 'Heart' Has a New Name
The northwestern chamber of Pluto's "heart" has had its name changed from Sputnik Planum to Sputnik Planitia, to better reflect the characteristics of the region.
NASA's Pluto Probe Beams Back Final Data from Historic Flyby
The last piece of New Horizons flyby data reached mission control at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, early Tuesday morning (Oct. 25), NASA officials said.
Look Out Below! Landslides Spotted on Pluto's Moon Charon
On Pluto's moon Charon, scientists have found evidence of landslides. This is the first time this geologic feature has been discovered in the Kuiper Belt, according to New Horizons scientists.
Clouds on Pluto? Dwarf Planet's Weather Gets Weirder
More than a half dozen clouds may have been seen in Pluto's hazy atmosphere, researchers announced today (Oct. 18).
Seeing Red: Pluto Probe's Next Target Has a Bloody Hue
The tiny, faraway object that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will fly by in 2019 is even redder than Pluto, new observations by the Hubble Space Telescope suggest.
