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Pluto
Beyond Pluto, New Horizons gets a reprieve from NASA
It’s lonely out there in the desolation that reigns where NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft now cruises on its one-way trip out of our solar system, with little to pass the time besides sniffing whiffs of plasma and stargazing.
03 October 2023, 17:27 IST
Beyond Pluto, New Horizons gets a reprieve from NASA
03 October 2023, 17:27 IST
How scientists studied weather on far-off planets
The very presence of dunes on these bodies implies the Goldilocks conditions are met
21 May 2022, 09:47 IST
How scientists studied weather on far-off planets
21 May 2022, 09:47 IST
Towering ice volcanoes identified on vibrant Pluto
The study found not only extensive evidence for cryovolcanism but also that it has been long-lived, not a single episode
30 March 2022, 08:28 IST
Towering ice volcanoes identified on vibrant Pluto
30 March 2022, 08:28 IST
Is there a black hole in our backyard?
15 September 2020, 03:16 IST
Is there a black hole in our backyard?
15 September 2020, 03:16 IST
Pluto may have started out its life as a hothead
23 June 2020, 10:59 IST
Pluto may have started out its life as a hothead
23 June 2020, 10:59 IST
Pluto's icy heart controls its wind circulation: NASA
Frozen nitrogen also covers part of Pluto's surface in the shape of a heart. During the day, a thin layer of this nitrogen ice warms and turns into vapour.
05 February 2020, 11:08 IST
Pluto's icy heart controls its wind circulation: NASA
05 February 2020, 11:08 IST
Indian scientist leaves his mark on Pluto
Christening a crater
12 August 2019, 18:37 IST
Indian scientist leaves his mark on Pluto
12 August 2019, 18:37 IST
Gas layer protecting ocean inside Pluto: Study
An insulating layer of gas beneath Pluto's icy exterior may be protecting a subsurface ocean from freezing, scientists claim.
21 May 2019, 08:37 IST
Gas layer protecting ocean inside Pluto: Study
21 May 2019, 08:37 IST
New Horizons at the farthest frontiers
NASA’s spacecraft has travelled billions of miles beyond Pluto into the depths of the Kuiper Belt
25 January 2019, 17:51 IST
New Horizons at the farthest frontiers
25 January 2019, 17:51 IST
Pluto should be reclassified as a planet, experts say
Pluto wrongly lost its planet status, say scientists, suggesting that the icy dwarf should be reclassified as a planetary body.
09 September 2018, 14:33 IST
Pluto should be reclassified as a planet, experts say
09 September 2018, 14:33 IST
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