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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.
13 Nov 2019 3:01 PM
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.
23 Jan 2019 10:08 AM
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.
02 Jan 2019 9:28 AM
NASA spacecraft opens new year 4 billion miles from Earth
Word of success came 10 hours after the middle-of-the-night encounter.
02 Jan 2019 8:15 AM
NASA spacecraft survives risky encounter with faraway world
Word of success came 10 hours after the middle-of-the-night encounter.
02 Jan 2019 8:14 AM
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.
01 Jun 2018 11:43 AM
Farthest photos ever taken, from nearly 4 billion miles away
The NASA spacecraft has set a record for the farthest photos ever taken.
11 Feb 2018 1:19 PM
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
05 Apr 2017 11:10 AM
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.
27 Jan 2017 7:58 AM
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.
17 Nov 2016 8:14 AM
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