Tag Archives: Pluto’s moons

New Horizons Snaps Pluto Moon Nix showing a Mystery Red Spot

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Why is Pluto moon Nix red? New Horizons sent new photos obtained on the morning of July 14, 2015, and received on the ground on July 18.At the time the photos were taken New Horizons was about 102,...

NASA Coverage of New Horizons Pluto Flyby Starts at 7:30am ET

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The NASA TV coverage of the New Horizons Pluto Flyby starts at 7:30am ET and lasts 30 minutes. At about 7:49am ET the New Horizons spacecraft is scheduled to be as close as the spacecraft will get to...

Pluto is Larger Than Believed

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NASA has new information from New Horizons as it approaches Pluto. The closest distance will be reached tomorrow on July 14. Today NASA can reveal the size of Pluto and its larger than thought. New...

New Pluto Images of New Horizons Show Mountains

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Planet Pluto comes into focus for the first time in human history. New Horizons' latest images reveal an intriguing new world with distinct surface features, including an immense dark band known as...

Pluto is in Love Showing a Giant Heart

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Summary for the busy GeekPlanet Pluto loves us earthlings and shows a giant heart on the surface. NASA has released a new image sent by the New Horizons that is the closest yet. It was taken after...

New Horizons sends Images of Pluto and its Moon Charon

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NASA has released the first color movies from the New Horizons mission that show Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, and the complex orbital dance of the two bodies, known as a double planet.“It’s...

Pluto Moon Charon and Pluto Form Binary Planet

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Pluto's reclassification as a dwarf planet has got a lot of attention, but Pluto's moons are equally interesting. A new study is the first to reveal details about the orbital and rotational patterns...

First Pluto Color Image released by New Horizons

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Pluto has been the last visible yet the largest small planet in the Kulper Belt. For the past century, human race has developed technology that has been exploring the galaxy around the Earth.The...