Pluto has captured people's imagination for nearly a century. The frigid world at the solar system's outer reaches that was discovered in 1930 remains mysterious to this day: because Pluto is ...

This is part of a series of articles written by members of the Westfield High School Space and Astronomy Club. Their mission is to share their enthusiasm for space and astronomical events with the ...

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft got humanity’s first up-close look at Pluto on Tuesday, sending word of its triumph across 3 billion miles to scientists waiting breathlessly back home. Confirmation of ...

The spotlight is bright enough to thaw even Pluto. Well, not quite, but the tiny, icy world is getting front-page, prime-time attention for its first visit by a spacecraft — NASA’s New Horizons.

After the probe passes Pluto, it will continue to gather information. “Once it goes past Pluto, there’s an opportunity five to six years out to have it intersect a couple other very small Kipper Bell ...

NASA says its New Horizons spacecraft completed a historic flyby of Pluto on Tuesday, becoming the first spacecraft to pass over the small, icy world. The unmanned, piano-size spacecraft went over ...

NASA says its New Horizons spacecraft completed a historic flyby of Pluto on Tuesday, making its closest pass over the small, icy world at 7:49 a.m. ET. The unmanned, piano-sized spacecraft was ...