New Horizons shows Pluto sporting blue skies and red water ice
8 October 2015
The latest images from the New Horizons probe uncover surprising details about the dwarf planet's colours – and how the sky and the ground are connected
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Craters and canyons hint at violent past of Pluto's moon Charon
2 October 2015
NASA's New Horizons probe has sent back the most detailed images yet of Charon, Pluto's giant moon. A vast system of canyons suggests a turbulent history
Psychedelic maps of Ceres could reveal secrets of its surface
1 October 2015
The surface of the dwarf planet appears in rainbow colours in new images that could give insight into its make-up
Budget NASA missions will head for asteroids or hellish Venus
1 October 2015
Targets for a 2020 space mission include our hellishly hot neighbour or a heavy metal asteroid called Psyche
New Pluto pics show weird terrain shaped by alien ‘water’ cycle
17 September 2015
The latest downloads from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft show a hazy nitrogen atmosphere backlit by the setting sun – and a landscape bizarrely resembling Earth
NASA reveals best pictures of bright spots on Ceres
16 September 2015
Scientists are studying the best-ever pictures of the mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet this week, but we still don't know what they are
NASA picks post-Pluto destination for New Horizons spacecraft
2 September 2015
Fresh off its July fly-by of Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft is bound for a tiny object even further from the sun
Giant old galaxies, not Milky Ways, are best for life to thrive
1 August 2015
Looking at how quickly stars form can nail down the galaxies that should be best for life – and our own doesn't come out on top
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
Neptune's sudden jolt could explain weird ring in Kuiper belt
29 July 2015
A band of strangely tight-knit icy objects in the Kuiper belt has defied explanation. Now a simulation rewinding the solar system to its babyhood has an answer
