Pluto
Almost 4 billion miles away, most distant world explored gets named 'Arrokoth'
Arrokoth means 'sky' in the language of the Native American Powhatan people, NASA said.
Viacom will buy Pluto TV streaming service for $340 million
Viacom owner sees the purchase of the six-year-old company as another way to build a so-called direct-to-consumer business.
NASA space probe 'phones home' in landmark mission to solar system's edge
The spacecraft will ping back more detailed images and data from Thule in the coming days.
NASA spacecraft opens new year 4 billion miles from Earth
Word of success came 10 hours after the middle-of-the-night encounter.
NASA spacecraft survives risky encounter with faraway world
Word of success came 10 hours after the middle-of-the-night encounter.
Wondrous dunes on Pluto are made of grains of frozen methane
The dunes cover about 775 square miles (2,000 square km), roughly the size of Tokyo.
Farthest photos ever taken, from nearly 4 billion miles away
The NASA spacecraft has set a record for the farthest photos ever taken.
NASA spacecraft halfway between Pluto and next smaller stop
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is now halfway between Pluto and its next much, much smaller stop
NASA spacecraft to explore ancient object beyond Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is on its way to explore a small, ancient object located about 1.6 billion km beyond Pluto.
Underground ocean found on Pluto, likely slushy with ice
Scientists have found a hidden ocean beneath the frozen surface containing as much water as all of Earth's seas.