Craters and canyons hint at violent past of Pluto's moon Charon
2 October 2015
NASA's New Horizons probe has sent back the most detailed images yet of Charon, Pluto's giant moon. A vast system of canyons suggests a turbulent history
-
Subject
-
Section
-
Type
-
Topics
-
Author
-
Issue
-
Premium
Found 677 results for dwarf planet
Psychedelic maps of Ceres could reveal secrets of its surface
1 October 2015
The surface of the dwarf planet appears in rainbow colours in new images that could give insight into its make-up
Budget NASA missions will head for asteroids or hellish Venus
1 October 2015
Targets for a 2020 space mission include our hellishly hot neighbour or a heavy metal asteroid called Psyche
New Pluto pics show weird terrain shaped by alien ‘water’ cycle
17 September 2015
The latest downloads from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft show a hazy nitrogen atmosphere backlit by the setting sun – and a landscape bizarrely resembling Earth
5 alien worlds weirder than any we have found so far
16 September 2015
From party planets to egg worlds, astronomers are hunting exoplanets even more bizarre than the ones they have spotted already
NASA reveals best pictures of bright spots on Ceres
16 September 2015
Scientists are studying the best-ever pictures of the mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet this week, but we still don't know what they are
Feedback: the political games in species names
9 September 2015
Plus why paper titles should be short and sweet, redefining sex, and the soapy secret of a beauty bestseller
NASA picks post-Pluto destination for New Horizons spacecraft
2 September 2015
Fresh off its July fly-by of Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft is bound for a tiny object even further from the sun
Giant old galaxies, not Milky Ways, are best for life to thrive
1 August 2015
Looking at how quickly stars form can nail down the galaxies that should be best for life – and our own doesn't come out on top
Neptune's sudden jolt could explain weird ring in Kuiper belt
29 July 2015
A band of strangely tight-knit icy objects in the Kuiper belt has defied explanation. Now a simulation rewinding the solar system to its babyhood has an answer
