It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

It was one of the most ambitious missions for NASA since the turn of the century, with photos reshaping what scientists know ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made history by flying past Pluto, sending back groundbreaking data that would change our ...

Pluto is the tiniest planet in our solar system with a diameter of roughly 2,377 kilometers, making it even smaller than our moon. Check out these 7 rare photos of Pluto clicked by NASA.

Planned moon and Mars missions require timely communications and navigation systems, which is prompting NASA officials to ...

Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says Grundy. Or you could visit a local observatory and use one of their ...

Ted Stryk's work was recognized by the International Astronomical Union, which names bodies in the solar system.

On July 14, 2015, a spacecraft flew by Pluto for the first time! NASA's New Horizons spacecraft spent 9.5 years making the ...

This image, taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft on July 14, 2015, is the most accurate natural color image of Pluto. This ...

Over the past decade, researchers have been puzzling through Pluto’s mysteries. Meanwhile, the New Horizons probe heads for interstellar space.

NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute/Alex Parker This image, taken by NASA's ...

The White House's 2026 budget proposal threatens dozens of active and upcoming science missions designed to explore the ...