When NASA's New Horizons spacecraft sped by Pluto in 2015, it revealed an incredible world of ice and haze carved by various geological processes — hinting that an ocean may have played a role in the ...

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's New Horizons spacecraft got humanity's first up-close look at Pluto on Tuesday, sending word of its triumph across 3 billion miles to scientists waiting breathlessly ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American On July 14th 2015 NASA's New Horizons ...

On July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft arrived at Pluto for the first time. The craft flew within 7,700 miles of the planet and is sending back reams of data and the highest resolution ...

This view of Pluto is dominated by Pluto’s “heart,” a region of icy plains. Members of the New Horizons team gather around a laptop as they review newly processed images being sent from the New ...

Pluto’s thin, blue haze glows in this image from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft. Though the dwarf planet is just a faint speck through a telescope, opposition this month offers skywatchers their best ...

The Henrico County native who led NASA’s successful mission to Pluto in July will speak to high school seniors at her alma mater next week. Alice Bowman is the missions operation manager at NASA and ...

~ The probe will take years to reach its target. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- It will be the fastest spacecraft ever launched, zooming past the moon in nine hours and reaching Jupiter in just over a year ...