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Seeing Red: Pluto Probe's Next Target Has a Bloody Hue
By Mike Wall published
The tiny, faraway object that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will fly by in 2019 is even redder than Pluto, new observations by the Hubble Space Telescope suggest.
Pluto's 'Heart' Hints at Deep, Underground Ocean
By Hanneke Weitering published
A new simulation of how Pluto got its "heart" reveals that the dwarf planet most likely has a deep ocean beneath its surface.
Pluto's Underworld and Icy Heart Collide in New View
By Calla Cofield published
Pluto's underworld has been revealed in a new image that shows the boundary between vast, gray, icy plains and red, rugged highlands, the latter of which are named for a god of the underworld.
Pluto Stamp Palooza! Philatelic Fans and NASA Cheer Dwarf Planet Postage
By Sarah Lewin published
Gorgeous 'Twilight Zone' Photo of Pluto May Show Cloud for 1st Time
By Mike Wall published
A spectacular new image of Pluto captured by NASA's New Horizons probe shows rugged mountains, nitrogen-ice plains and, perhaps, a big cloud scudding through the dwarf planet's exotic skies.
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