It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

At the far reaches of our Solar System lies Pluto, a mysterious world shrouded in shadows and icy terrain. NASA’s latest ...

The latest photos show ice plains that appear to be only 100 million years old and a hilly region that could be what is left when surrounding material is eroded away.

NASA has released the latest images from New Horizons’ historic Pluto flyby, which reveal the dwarf planet’s stunning range of surface features.

NASA released two black and white images of Pluto on Friday, billing them as the dwarf planet’s “best close-ups that humans may see for decades.” The snapshots, which were taken in July, are ...

Ever wonder what a day on Pluto looks like? Well, NASA has the answer. Thanks to images captured by the New Horizon, we can see Pluto rotating over the course of a full “Pluto day,” which ...

NASA’s successful mission to snap the first ever detailed photos of Pluto prompted the space agency to highlight similar past accomplishments. The New Horizons spacecraft journeyed 3 billion ...

New Horizons cannot transmit at the same time it’s taking photos, and there’s a 4.5-hour delay between Pluto and Earth. This meant NASA didn’t officially hear back from the probe until ...

It was one of the most ambitious missions for NASA since the turn of the century, with photos reshaping what scientists know ...