
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

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

10 July 2015
The latest images of Pluto, a checklist of mysteries waiting to be solved. And Âé¶¹´«Ã½ will be covering all the action – live from mission control

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

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

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

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

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

10 June 2015
One frozen ammonia world is too large even to be a moon, and no one can work out how four others got there. What's their story?

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

10 June 2015
How many solar system planets are there: eight, nine? Or 73 or 74? Arguments swirl on nine years after Pluto was struck off the official list