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  Planet 9 may be a 'primordial' black hole. Find out

  Science | July 13, 2020 10:31 IST

  Experts from Harvard College in partnership with the Black Hole initiative have raised the possibility that the orbital evidence for Planet 9 could be the result of a missing link in the decades-long puzzle of dark matter.

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  Pluto explorer ushering in new year at more distant world

  Science | December 28, 2018 7:05 IST

  NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will zip past the scrawny, icy object nicknamed Ultima Thule (TOO-lee) soon after the stroke of midnight.

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  Pluto should be reinstated as planet, reasons for downgrade invalid: Scientists

  Science | September 11, 2018 12:28 IST

  In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) -- a global group of astronomy experts -- established that to be called a planet, it is required to "clear" its orbit, or in other words, be the largest gravitational force in its orbit.

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  Why Pluto turned out to be colder than expected

  Science | November 17, 2017 23:43 IST

  The new study published in the journal Nature proposes a novel cooling mechanism that could solve the puzzle.

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  Decoded! Climate change responsible for Pluto’s ‘bladed terrain’, composed largely of methane ice

  Science | September 28, 2017 16:17 IST

  The bowl-shaped ridges in Pluto’s ‘bladed’ or ‘snakeskin’ terrain composed largely of methane ice and are primarily a result of dramatic climate change.

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  New Horizons mission spots possible clouds on Pluto, claims NASA research

  World | October 19, 2016 17:36 IST

  After the discovery of layers of interesting fogs a year ago, the New Horizons spacecraft has now claimed to have identified some hints of clouds on Pluto. "We're excited about the exploration ahead for New

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  Know what shapes Pluto’s huge 'icy heart'

  World | September 21, 2016 9:10 IST

  Researchers have found the origin of the large heart-shaped nitrogen glacier revealed on Pluto by the New Horizons spacecraft during its historic flyby of the icy-dwarf planet in 2015. Pluto’s peculiar insolation and atmosphere favour

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  Picture Perfect! NASA celebrates Pluto stamp that has travelled 3.5 billion miles from Earth

  World | July 21, 2016 8:53 IST

  Washington: NASA is celebrating a 29-cent Pluto-themed postage stamp stuck to the side of the New Horizons spacecraft that has traveled nearly 3.5 billion miles from Earth. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is also carrying a

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  Pluto could have subsurface ocean that still holds alien life, suggest fresh clues obtained by NASA

  World | June 22, 2016 17:21 IST

  Washington: Fresh clues obtained by NASA’s New Horizons reveal that dwarf planet Pluto in the Kuiper belt, which is believed to have once had a liquid ocean on its surface, may still have liquid water

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  NASA’s New Horizons clicks stunning and extreme close-up of Pluto’s surface

  World | May 30, 2016 19:13 IST

  The most stunning and close-up images of Pluto’s surface have been beamed back to Earth by NASA’s New Horizons space probe.

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  NASA spacecraft spots 'floating' hills on Pluto

  World | February 05, 2016 13:36 IST

  Washington: NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of frozen nitrogen glaciers on Pluto carrying numerous 'floating' hills that may be fragments of water ice, giving an insight into the dwarf planet's fascinating and abundant

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  US honours Pluto's historic flyby with postal stamps

  World | December 31, 2015 14:54 IST

  Washington: The US Postal Service has released a preview of its new 2016 stamps highlighting NASA's planetary science programme, including the New Horizons' historic 2015 flyby.The 2016 stamp series also has eight new colourful Forever

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  See mesmerising Pluto in colour now

  World | December 14, 2015 11:17 IST

  Washington: The US space agency NASA has released enhanced colour mosaics of Pluto that combines some of the sharpest views of the mysterious landscape.The pictures are part of a sequence taken near New Horizons' closest

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  Scientists dive into precious Pluto data

  World | November 11, 2015 11:12 IST

  Washington: From possible ice volcanoes to twirling moons, NASA's New Horizons science team is busy analysing more than 50 exciting discoveries about Pluto that the probe has revealed so far."The New Horizons mission has taken

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  New image shows Pluto's puzzling patterns, pits

  World | October 19, 2015 12:28 IST

  Washington: It seems that the more we see of Pluto, the more fascinating it gets.A new image taken by New Horizons spacecraft shortly before closest approach to Pluto on July 14 this year resolves details

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  Blue sky and red ice at Pluto, NASA spacecraft discovers

  World | October 09, 2015 10:13 IST

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP): The sky over Pluto may not be sunny but it's undoubtedly blue.NASA's New Horizons spacecraft discovered Pluto's blue sky during the historic flyby of the icy dwarf planet in July. The

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  NASA releases Pluto's Moon Charon in eye-catching Detail

  World | October 02, 2015 16:07 IST

  Washington: NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has returned the best colour and the highest resolution images yet of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, which show a surprisingly complex and violent history.The image combines blue, red and infrared

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  NASA releases new Pluto pictures; it has Earth-like mountains, dunes

  World | September 18, 2015 19:30 IST

  Cape Canaveral (Florida): The spigot has opened again, and Pluto pictures are pouring in once more from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.These newest snapshots reveal an even more diverse landscape than scientists imagined before New Horizons

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  New Horizons discovers flowing ice, vast haze on Pluto

  World | July 25, 2015 12:06 IST

  Washington: Nearly 10 days after its Pluto fly-by, NASA's New Horizons mission has found evidence of exotic ices flowing across Pluto's surface and a surprising extended haze - a phenomenon only seen on active worlds

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  Conditions on Pluto: Incredibly hazy with flowing ice

  World | July 25, 2015 7:14 IST

  Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP):  Pluto is hazier than scientists expected and appears to be covered with flowing ice.The team responsible for the New Horizons flyby of Pluto last week released new pictures Friday of the