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Gas insulation could be protecting an ocean inside Pluto

by José Joaquin Galánmiércoles, mayo 22, 2019

Natural color images of Pluto taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in 2015. Source: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Labo...Read More

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Evidence of an ancient glaciation found on Pluto

by José Joaquin Galánviernes, noviembre 16, 2018

Figure 1. Sputnik Planitia along its northwest margin. Credit: SETI A letter authored by SETI Institute scientist Oliver White w...Read More

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SwRI Team makes breakthroughs studying Pluto orbiter mission

by José Joaquin Galándomingo, octubre 28, 2018

NASA's New Horizons mission made the first exploration of Pluto-Charon and its system of small moons in 2015. The scientific discover...Read More

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Pluto a Planet? New Research from UCF Suggests Yes

by José Joaquin Galánmartes, septiembre 11, 2018

Pluto, image by NASA. The reason Pluto lost its status in 2006 is not valid, according to a recent study led by planetary scientist...Read More

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True Colours of the Pluto Charon system

by José Joaquin Galánlunes, julio 23, 2018

To mark the third anniversary of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, encounter with Pluto and it companion Charon , mission scientis...Read More

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Pluto has Dunes

by José Joaquin Galánviernes, junio 01, 2018

A mountain range on Pluto's Sputnik Planitia ice plain, with dunes in the bottom half of the picture. (Source: NASA/Johns Hopkins Uni...Read More

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Pluto is painting red its companion Charon

by José Joaquin Galánjueves, septiembre 15, 2016

New Horizons high-resolution image, of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, just before closest approach on July 14, 2015. Credit: Credits: NASA...Read More

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New Horizons observed Kuiper Belt Companion Quaoar

by José Joaquin Galánviernes, septiembre 02, 2016

New Horizons Spies a Kuiper Belt Companion, Quaoar. Credits: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI A moderately red Quaoar and its moon Weywot (artis...Read More

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Pluto’s Methane Snowcaps on the Edge of Darkness

by José Joaquin Galánjueves, septiembre 01, 2016

The southernmost part of Pluto that NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft could “see” during closest approach in July 2015 contains a range of...Read More

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NASA’s New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto’s ‘Heart’

by José Joaquin Galánlunes, julio 20, 2015

Right on the Centre of the informally named “Tombaugh Regio” NASA´s New Horizons has discovered a big region without craters, a plain that...Read More

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A Surprisingly Young Charon

by José Joaquin Galánjueves, julio 16, 2015

Charon has turned out to be surprisingly young in its geology and with a varied terrain as it has been revealed in detail with this new rem...Read More