Icy dunes on Pluto reveal a diverse and dynamic dwarf planet

Jun 09, 2018, at 08:43 am

Washington, June 9 (IBNS): Newly discovered dunes on Pluto tell us the dwarf planet’s geology and atmosphere is far more dynamic than previously expected, with the winds of its thin and multi-layer atmosphere helping shape the landscape.

New horizons halfway from Pluto to next flyby target

Apr 05, 2017, at 01:43 am

Washington, Apr 4 (IBNS): Continuing on its path through the outer regions of the solar system, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has now traveled half the distance from Pluto – its storied first target – to 2014 MU69, the Kuiper Belt object (KBO) it will fly past on Jan. 1, 2019.

Scientists probe mystery of Pluto’s icy heart

Dec 03, 2016, at 12:07 am

Washington, Nov 2 (IBNS): Scientists are offering several new scenarios to explain the formation of Pluto’s frozen heart-shaped feature, first spotted by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.

The jagged shores of Pluto’s highlands

Jun 10, 2016, at 02:37 pm

Washington, June 10 (IBNS) This enhanced color view from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft zooms in on the southeastern portion of Pluto’s great ice plains, where at lower right the plains border rugged, dark highlands informally named Krun Macula. (Krun is the lord of the underworld in the Mandaean religion, and a ‘macula’ is a dark feature on a planetary surface).

Secrets revealed from Pluto's 'Twilight Zone'

Jun 03, 2016, at 02:54 pm

Washington, June 3 (IBNS) NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft took this stunning image of Pluto only a few minutes after closest approach on July 14, 2015.

Pluto’s interaction with the Solar Wind is unique, study finds

May 05, 2016, at 03:13 pm

California, May 5 (IBNS) Pluto behaves less like a comet than expected and somewhat more like a planet like Mars or Venus in the way it interacts with the solar wind, a continuous stream of charged particles from the sun.

Pluto's 'Hulk-like' Moon Charon: A possible ancient ocean?

Feb 19, 2016, at 03:18 pm

California, Feb 19 (IBNS): Pluto’s largest moon may have gotten too big for its own skin.

Pluto's mysterious, floating hills

Feb 05, 2016, at 02:56 pm

Los Angeles, Feb 5 (IBNS) The nitrogen ice glaciers on Pluto appear to carry an intriguing cargo: numerous, isolated hills that may be fragments of water ice from Pluto’s surrounding uplands.

Pluto's widespread water ice

Jan 29, 2016, at 02:48 pm

California, Jan 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): New data from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft point to more prevalent water ice on Pluto’s surface than previously thought.