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NASA Data Shows Pluto’s Equator Is Lined with Towering Methane Ice Spires
New research based on New Horizons’ decade-old data has uncovered extensive bladed terrain made of methane ice on Pluto. These towering spires, arranged in spaced-out, parallel rows, are likely shaped by seasonal condensation and sublimation cycles. While the terrain spans over half the planet’s midsection, five times the width of continental U...
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Astronomers Discover "New Kind Of Climate" On Pluto
The astronomers noted that the haze is not just a visual oddity, but something that controls Pluto's climate.
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NASA's Webb Telescope Detects Carbon Dioxide On Surface Of Pluto's Largest Moon Charon
The team found traces of carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the moon, roughly half the size of Pluto.
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"Planetary Besties": NASA Shares Pic Of Pluto's Largest Moon Charon
In its recent post, US space agency NASA shared a picture of planetary besties Charon and Pluto, the two dwarf planet systems.
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Supervolcano Discovered On Pluto, Could Be Evidence Of Subsurface Ocean
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of Pluto, revealing a 44-kilometer-wide crater that displays indications of recent volcanic activity.
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NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Captures ''Heart-Shaped'' Glacier On Pluto's Surface
NASA shared a stunning image on Instagram taken by its New Horizons spacecraft showing a heart-shaped glacier on Pluto's surface.
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NASA Shares Stunning Image Of Pluto That Shows Its ''True Colours''
Pluto was once considered the ninth planet in the solar system, however, it was demoted in 2006 and reclassified as a dwarf planet.
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NASA's New Horizons Data Helps Identify a Possible Source for Pluto's Moon Charon's Red Cap
NASA's New Horizons mission data along with novel laboratory experiments and exospheric modelling has helped scientists to reveal the likely composition of the red cap on Pluto's moon Charon and how it may have formed. The team realistically replicated Charon surface conditions to measure the composition and colour of hydrocarbons produced on Charo...
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NASA Shares Stunning Rainbow Coloured Image Of Pluto, Internet Amazed
A recent post by the agency on its Instagram handle shows a rainbow coloured image of a celestial body that has surprised the internet.
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Researchers Unravel the Origin and Composition of Red Spot on Pluto’s Moon Charon
Combining data obtained from several sources, scientists have managed to unravel the mystery behind the red cap on Pluto's moon Charon and its composition. NASA's interplanetary space probe New Horizons had captured the reddish region on the top of Charon and collected data in 2015.
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NASA Data Shows Pluto’s Equator Is Lined with Towering Methane Ice Spires
New research based on New Horizons’ decade-old data has uncovered extensive bladed terrain made of methane ice on Pluto. These towering spires, arranged in spaced-out, parallel rows, are likely shaped by seasonal condensation and sublimation cycles. While the terrain spans over half the planet’s midsection, five times the width of continental U...
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Astronomers Discover "New Kind Of Climate" On Pluto
The astronomers noted that the haze is not just a visual oddity, but something that controls Pluto's climate.
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NASA's Webb Telescope Detects Carbon Dioxide On Surface Of Pluto's Largest Moon Charon
The team found traces of carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the moon, roughly half the size of Pluto.
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"Planetary Besties": NASA Shares Pic Of Pluto's Largest Moon Charon
In its recent post, US space agency NASA shared a picture of planetary besties Charon and Pluto, the two dwarf planet systems.
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Supervolcano Discovered On Pluto, Could Be Evidence Of Subsurface Ocean
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of Pluto, revealing a 44-kilometer-wide crater that displays indications of recent volcanic activity.
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NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Captures ''Heart-Shaped'' Glacier On Pluto's Surface
NASA shared a stunning image on Instagram taken by its New Horizons spacecraft showing a heart-shaped glacier on Pluto's surface.
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NASA Shares Stunning Image Of Pluto That Shows Its ''True Colours''
Pluto was once considered the ninth planet in the solar system, however, it was demoted in 2006 and reclassified as a dwarf planet.
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NASA's New Horizons Data Helps Identify a Possible Source for Pluto's Moon Charon's Red Cap
NASA's New Horizons mission data along with novel laboratory experiments and exospheric modelling has helped scientists to reveal the likely composition of the red cap on Pluto's moon Charon and how it may have formed. The team realistically replicated Charon surface conditions to measure the composition and colour of hydrocarbons produced on Charo...
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NASA Shares Stunning Rainbow Coloured Image Of Pluto, Internet Amazed
A recent post by the agency on its Instagram handle shows a rainbow coloured image of a celestial body that has surprised the internet.
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Researchers Unravel the Origin and Composition of Red Spot on Pluto’s Moon Charon
Combining data obtained from several sources, scientists have managed to unravel the mystery behind the red cap on Pluto's moon Charon and its composition. NASA's interplanetary space probe New Horizons had captured the reddish region on the top of Charon and collected data in 2015.
