Give Dwarf Planet 2007 OR10 the Real Name It Deserves Already
Space Photos of the Week: Greenland and the Amazing Technicolor Coastline
Take a Digital Magnifying Glass to an Epic New Map of Pluto
Pluto’s Dwarf Planet Friend Makemake Has a Cute Little Moon
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
Buckle Up, Space Fans: A New Batch of Pluto Science Is Here
Pluto Is Covered in Frozen Water. Lots of Frozen Water
A new estimate using New Horizons data shows that the dwarf planet has a lot more water ice than previously thought.
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Drought, Anti-Vaxxers, and Cancer Made For a Great 2015
Looking at the top stories from the WIRED science team this year, you might get the feeling that we're a little down on the future of planet Earth.
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New Horizons’ Sharpest Photos of Pluto, Now in Color
Last week, NASA released the highest res photos of Pluto that New Horizons can get. This week, it's done it again—but in color.
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New Horizons Just Sent Its Sharpest Possible Photos of Pluto
These images—the first in a series of high-res shots NASA will release in the coming weeks—are the sharpest humans will ever see of Pluto's surface.
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