New Horizons spots oozing glaciers and hazy skies on Pluto
29 July 2015
The New Horizons spacecraft took a backlit shot of Pluto after its historic fly-by, and saw surprisingly Earth-like features
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Is Pluto a planet or a dwarf? Such labels matter less and less
29 July 2015
Our planetary distinctions are crumbling as we continue to uncover incredible diversity in celestial objects, says Jeff Hecht
Home, sweet exomoon: The new frontier in the search for ET
29 July 2015
We're fixated on the idea that life can only exist on a planet like Earth – but the most likely habitat might lie elsewhere
Earth-like alien world looms into view through Kepler telescope
23 July 2015
The alien planet is a rocky world circling a sun-like star at a distance that should allow it to carry liquid water
The gamers who only want to explore virtual worlds
23 July 2015
Bigger and more complicated games have spawned a new way of playing – where finding and sharing images is more important than completing a mission
Pluto's baffling surface reveals mysteries of an active world
22 July 2015
Early images taken by New Horizons of the dwarf planet's surface mean we have to rethink how the planet was formed
Behind-the-scenes photos show the people that got us to Pluto
22 July 2015
For many, New Horizons was a labour of love. Photographer Michael Soluri had exclusive access to the team throughout the mission – from early designs to the historic fly-by
New Horizons team baffled by discovery of icy plains on Pluto
17 July 2015
Data downloaded from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in the past few days has revealed strange terrain, a large atmosphere and yet more mysteries on Pluto
Vibrating stars could reveal elusive ripples in space-time
17 July 2015
Stars vibrate like musical instruments, a property that tells us about their insides – and that could reveal gigantic gravitational waves
Pluto wows with first close view of ice mountains on its surface
15 July 2015
The first high-resolution photos of the dwarf planet's surface are stunning - but they are nothing like we expected
