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![Layers of haze above Pluto](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BwFrQ44ZCSdoaNjmxXGA3H-320-80.jpg)
Neil deGrasse Tyson Rejects Pluto Planethood Proposal on 'Colbert'
By Elizabeth Howell published
![Sputnik Planum](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PgECkTbHQjmkrRK5huoKE3-320-80.jpg)
What's That On Pluto? Official Names Near for Dwarf Planet Geography
By Elizabeth Howell published
Pluto's famous heart-shaped feature is on the road to getting an official name, nearly two years after its discovery.
![Reddish Hues in Plutp](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pJCBPKXBbsHkD6DaPPgnf6-320-80.jpeg)
Does Pluto Have The Ingredients For Life?
By Elizabeth Howell published
The New Horizons probe that flew by Pluto in 2015 sent back data suggesting this icy world possesses organics, water and energy, or what scientists consider the necessary ingredients for life.
![NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BcsdtYdLrv7CcuBZ7TtHMD-320-80.jpg)
NASA Probe That Buzzed Pluto Fires Engine for 2019 Flyby of Next Target
By Mike Wall published
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft performed a brief engine burn Wednesday (Feb. 1) in preparation for its 2019 flyby of a small, distant object known as 2014 MU69.
![A large round rocky body with cracks diagonal across its surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nUeZ5o9p7XJDBDTYzJWp6X-320-80.jpg)
Pluto's Moon Charon Had Its Own, Icy Plate Tectonics
By Jesse Emspak published
Pluto's largest moon, Charon, had a process like Earth's plate tectonics beneath its surface, driven by a freezing ice core that expanded and cracked the little world's crust.
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