Clyde Tombaugh, who was born on this day in 1906, grew up on a farm in Kansas and was captivated by sights of the moon and ...

Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, has become central to research on how small worlds form and evolve in the outer Solar System. The pair orbits a shared centre of mass that lies outside Pluto’s surface, a ...

Giant, ridge-like structures of methane ice, known as "bladed terrain," may be much more abundant along Pluto's equator than previously realized, a new study suggests. When you purchase through links ...

"This mission should be able to image the whole of Pluto. It should be phenomenal." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When NASA's ...