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October 31, 2016

How NASA Got Every Last Piece of Pluto Data Down From New Horizons

A year and a half ago, Pluto was a pixellated blur. The New Horizons mission has revealed it as the geologically active center of a dwarf planet system. The post How NASA Got Every Last Piece of Pluto Data Down From New Horizons appeared first on WIRED.

October 18, 2016

Dwarf Planets Aren’t Big News, Because Astronomy Is Doing a Great Job

As dwarf planets transition from being individual curiosities to statistical aggregates, they offer astronomers a better understanding of the solar system. The post Dwarf Planets Aren’t Big News, Because Astronomy Is Doing a Great Job appeared first on WIRED.

September 14, 2016

How Pluto’s Moon Charon Got Its Dusty Red Cap

What happens when you mix freezing temperatures, methane, and radiation? Possibly, the origins of life. The post How Pluto's Moon Charon Got Its Dusty Red Cap appeared first on WIRED.

July 1, 2016

NASA Confirms New Horizons Is Hurtling Towards Some Barren Space Rock Named 2014 MU69

NASA has greenlit New Horizons' next target: a lump of rock out in the Kuiper Belt called 2014 MU69. The post NASA Confirms New Horizons Is Hurtling Towards Some Barren Space Rock Named 2014 MU69 appeared first on WIRED.

May 12, 2016

Give Dwarf Planet 2007 OR10 the Real Name It Deserves Already

Thanks to the Kepler space telescope and the Herschel observatory, scientists finally have enough data to get inspired. The post Give Dwarf Planet 2007 OR10 the Real Name It Deserves Already appeared first on WIRED.

May 7, 2016

Space Photos of the Week: Greenland and the Amazing Technicolor Coastline

Space photos of the week, May 1–7, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: Greenland and the Amazing Technicolor Coastline appeared first on WIRED.

April 29, 2016

Take a Digital Magnifying Glass to an Epic New Map of Pluto

This new global map is blurry in spots, but that's because it includes every single image that New Horizons took between July 7 and 14. The post Take a Digital Magnifying Glass to an Epic New Map of Pluto appeared first on WIRED.

April 27, 2016

Pluto’s Dwarf Planet Friend Makemake Has a Cute Little Moon

The Hubble telescope snapped a picture of the undiscovered satellite, which could really shake up what we know about icy dwarf planets. The post Pluto's Dwarf Planet Friend Makemake Has a Cute Little Moon appeared first on WIRED.

March 21, 2016

Pluto may have hosted lakes and rivers of liquid nitrogen

Studying how the dwarf planet's climate changed over time shows it once had the right conditions for liquid to flow on its surface - and may still have buried lakes today

March 17, 2016

Buckle Up, Space Fans: A New Batch of Pluto Science Is Here

Five new papers add new detail to the dwarf planet. The post Buckle Up, Space Fans: A New Batch of Pluto Science Is Here appeared first on WIRED.