On July 14, 2015, the New Horizons space probe came within 7,800 miles of Pluto, providing NASA scientists with the clearest ...

It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

It was one of the most ambitious missions for NASA since the turn of the century, with photos reshaping what scientists know ...

Over the past decade, researchers have been puzzling through Pluto’s mysteries. Meanwhile, the New Horizons probe heads for interstellar space.

I knew I was alone,” he observed later, “in a way that no earthling has ever been before.” That quote is immortalized on a ...

NASA's leadership change comes at a pivotal moment for the agency, which is already bracing for potentially severe funding ...

The unexpected discovery of the real-life celestial body Pluto in No Man's Sky by one explorer astonishes and impresses the player community.

The experimental director Jem Cohen’s latest is an uncategorizable film about astronomers and humanity and love and the stars ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 14. Check what happened ...

Aeolian bedforms are common on Earth and across the solar system, including on Mars, Venus, Pluto, the Saturn moon Titan, the Neptune moon Triton, and Comet 67P. These geological features, among the ...

Six months after several devastating wildfires swept through Los Angeles County, debris removal has entered the home- stretch ...