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45 Years Ago: Astronomers Discover Pluto’s Moon Charon
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In 1978, astronomers considered Pluto as the solar system’s ninth planet. Its great distance from Earth—on average more than three…

Jun 23, 2023
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May 31, 2023
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Using “Charon-light,” Researchers Image Pluto’s Dark Side in Faint Moonlight
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NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history by returning the first close-up images of Pluto and its moons. Now, through a…

Oct 27, 2021
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Five Years after New Horizons’ Historic Flyby, Here Are 10 Cool Things We Learned About Pluto
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Five years ago today, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history. After a voyage of nearly 10 years and more than…

Jul 14, 2020
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NASA Scientist for a Day 2019-2020: Target No. 3 – Charon
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NASA JPL Software Engineer Melissa Soriano describes the third potential target for Scientist for a Day contestants: Pluto's moon Charon.

Dec 5, 2019
Charon 3D Model
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A 3D model of Pluto's largest moon, Charon.

Apr 22, 2019
A Prehistoric Puzzle in the Kuiper Belt
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NASA’s New Horizons Team Unravels the Many Mysteries of Ultima Thule  The farthest object ever explored is slowly revealing its…

Mar 18, 2019
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New Horizons’ Evocative Farewell Glance at Ultima Thule
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An evocative new image sequence from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft offers a departing view of the Kuiper Belt object (KBO)…

Feb 8, 2019
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