Pluto is so far away from Earth that everything we know about it can be written down on a couple of 3 x 5 inch index cards. But Pluto will come into clearer focus in a few years' time, though, as NASA ...

The latest photos from the New Horizons spacecraft give us the clearest view yet of the mysterious world Pluto. NASA scientists are squeezing as much information as they can from the pictures taken ...

Pluto may have been demoted to non-planet status, but it still commands a court of five moons, as is fitting for the king of darkness; after all, Pluto is the Roman equivalent of the Greek God Hades.

A huge heart-shaped feature on the surface of Pluto has intrigued astronomers since NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured it in a 2015 image. Now, researchers think they have solved the mystery of ...

New information about Pluto's largest moon that was revealed by a NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) telescope was shared publicly this week. The journal Nature Communications on ...

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft took this stunning image of Pluto only a few minutes after closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image was obtained at a high phase angle -that is, with the sun on the ...

Sometimes, keeping up with the news can be a full time job. Usually, when virtually every source of news covers the same basic event, there is an enormous amount of overlap between the stories -- they ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A huge heart-shaped ...

Researchers think they have solved the mystery of how the distinctive heart came to be — and it could reveal new clues about the dwarf planet’s origins Researchers think they have solved the mystery ...