Pluto looms large, a day before New Horizons's closest approach
13 July 2015
The former planet is less than a day from its close-up, and it is already showing ice caps, streams of nitrogen and a bigger girth than expected
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Destination Pluto: Countdown to the historic New Horizons fly-by
10 July 2015
The latest images of Pluto, a checklist of mysteries waiting to be solved. And Â鶹´«Ã½ will be covering all the action – live from mission control
Pluto probe hiccup caused by overloaded computer
8 July 2015
NASA temporarily lost touch with its New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto, but the problem has been fixed and won't threaten the mission
New Horizons hiccup won't affect Pluto mission science
6 July 2015
NASA says temporary loss of contact with the spacecraft over the weekend was a one-off and won't affect its historic arrival at the dwarf planet next week
Best-ever images of Pluto reveal baffling pepperoni slices
2 July 2015
A line of dark spots across the dwarf planet's equator make it look like a pizza and have left researchers scratching their heads
New Horizons snaps first infrared image of Pluto
24 June 2015
The NASA spacecraft en route to Pluto is running through its dress rehearsal, starting with an image that could help reveal what Pluto is made of
Today on Â鶹´«Ã½
16 June 2015
All the latest on newscientist.com: is Pluto a dwarf or a planet? plankton with sniper eye, US emissions follow politicians, computer fashion tips and more
Our exploration of the solar system is just getting started
10 June 2015
Pluto might be the final stop on NASA's Grand Tour, but our visit marks the start of a new wave of exploration of the myriad worlds in our neighbourhood
Giant telescope in Hawaii gets go-ahead, if others shut down
3 June 2015
Protests over the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea halted its progress. Now construction is back on, but three other scopes will have to close
Pluto's strange family of moons are locked in a mysterious waltz
3 June 2015
Three of Pluto's four small moons are moving in step, and the fourth looks darker than the rest – creating a puzzle as to how they formed
