Reaching Pluto took us nearly a decade, and even then, it was just a brief flyby. But when you scale that journey to the ...

For decades, Pluto remained one of the most mysterious objects in our solar system, until July 14, 2015, when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft became the first mission to visit it up close, capturing ...

(MEDIA GENERAL) – As NASA spacecraft New Horizons continues its way through space, scientists and science enthusiasts have taken to social media to express their feelings on Tuesday’s historic Pluto ...

full advantage of a flyby of the icy dwarf planet Tuesday with astronomy-themed face painting, an extra Pluto presentation and a live NASA stream that will tell the world whether the mission was ...

It's been 20 years since Pluto was declassified as the ninth planet in our solar system, and many people wish it had never ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- NASA just received a signal back from New Horizons, confirming a successful first flyby of Pluto. Euphoria broke out at NASA as Pluto is now the most distant object reached by ...

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If it weren't for the new budget, New Horizons could keep exploring the outer reaches of the solar system into the 2030s. Reading time 3 minutes On July 14, 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew ...

After a 10-year-old wrote to NASA begging for Pluto to be re-instated as a planet, Administrator Jared Isaacman appears to be ...

A few short hours after the New Horizons spacecraft zooms by Pluto at 31,000 mph Tuesday morning, it will turn, point its radio toward Earth and -- hopefully -- check in to say everything went OK.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The observatory where Pluto was discovered is taking full advantage of a flyby of the icy dwarf planet Tuesday with astronomy-themed face painting, an extra Pluto presentation ...