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NASA's stunning discovery on Pluto's largest moon

New observations from NASA have revealed unexpected features on Charon, Pluto’s largest moon. The data suggests complex ...
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First color image of Pluto snapped by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft

It may look a little blurry, but the bright orange-tinted circle in the middle of the photo above is the first color image of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. The image was taken by the Ralph color ...
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‘We're Going to Knock Your Socks Off': NASA Spacecraft to Sweep by Pluto

Pluto, reveal thyself, and Earthlings, enjoy the show. On Tuesday, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will sweep past Pluto and present the previously unexplored world in all its icy glory. It promises to ...
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How Pluto captured a moon almost its own size

Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, has become central to research on how small worlds form and evolve in the outer Solar System. The pair orbits a shared centre of mass that lies outside Pluto’s surface, a ...