NASA has released the sharpest images yet of Pluto. What's more, unlike the usual black-and-white photos of Pluto we're used to seeing, this latest set reveals Pluto in stunning color. The photo below ...

For decades, Pluto remained one of the most mysterious objects in our solar system, until July 14, 2015, when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft became the first mission to visit it up close, capturing ...

For decades after its discovery in 1930, Pluto looked like nothing more than a gray smudge in the abyss of space. We knew it was there—even knew its size and gravity—but, without better images, we ...

Mankind’s first close-up look at Pluto did not disappoint Wednesday: The pictures showed ice mountains on Pluto about as high as the Rockies and canyons on its big moon Charon that appear deeper than ...

NASA has released the sharpest images yet of the dwarf planet Pluto, taken from its New Horizons spacecraft during its now-famous flyby on July 14. Why NASA couldn't just use Hubble telescope to see ...

Scientists are continuing to report startling diversity on the surface of Pluto as close-up images trickle in from NASA's New Horizons probe. In the latest views, released during a Friday news ...

Pictures beaming back from the edge of the solar system will finally resolve Pluto to more than a blurry blob barely distinguishable from surrounding stars. More than nine years after it left earth, ...

New close-up images of Pluto from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft reveal a bewildering variety of surface features that have scientists reeling because of their range and complexity. Image: This ...

TORONTO – After more than a month of image-download hiatus, the New Horizons’ team has begun downloading and releasing new images of Pluto. And what the members of the team are finding continues to ...

New mysteries and surprises about Pluto abound in the latest images sent back by the New Horizons spacecraft. Scientists are struggling to interpret and explain the features visible in the newest ...

A new backlit view of Pluto sent home by the New Horizons spacecraft reveals closeups of an Arctic-like landscape against a dramatic, layered sky. "This image really makes you feel you are there, at ...

WATCH: At NASA, the excitement was overwhelming as the first-ever close-up images of Pluto appeared. No longer distant and obscure, we can now see how complex and geologically active Pluto is. Jackson ...