Pluto’s dwarf planet partner Charon may have spilled its guts to create 2 of the pair’s moons
"The surfaces of Nix and Hydra are as close to unaltered as you can get."
Pluto quiz: Can you figure out this dwarf planet?
Think you know Pluto? From icy plains to planetary debates, this quiz dives deep into the mysteries of our solar system’s most controversial—and captivating—dwarf planet.
New Pluto mission could uncover dwarf planet’s hidden ocean — if the ‘queen of the underworld’ gets to fly
A conceptual mission known as "Persephone" could explore Pluto and its moons for 50 years — if it ever gets funded and approved.
An icy supervolcano eruption on Pluto may have left a massive crater on the frozen world
The caldera may have blasted out its cryomagma in a single explosive event, or it may have spread its eruptions over time.
Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later
On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, whether you call it a planet or not.
A layer of haze keeps Pluto’s atmosphere extremely cold
Pluto is far from the sun, so astronomers expect its atmosphere to be cold, but it's colder than predicted. Now we know that soot sends the sun’s heat back into space
Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected
The tiny world Haumea has a ring, the most distant we’ve found in our solar system. This may mean rings encircle other far-off worlds in the solar system
NASA funds radical Pluto hopper and cosmic echolocation concepts
The space agency just announced the recipients of its Innovative Advanced Concepts programme, which kickstarts researchers’ so-crazy-it-just-might-work ideas
Pluto’s Defenders Prepare to Fight for Its Planethood (Again)
Pluto’s Icy Heart Broke Pluto
