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Unexpected discovery on moon of 'potentially habitable' planet
If signs of Pluto's underground ocean have some scientists hopeful of life, the underground ocean in its moon Charon is a paradoxical hell.
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First detection of traces of CO2 and H2O2 on the surface of the moon Charon
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered new clues about the surface of Charon - Pluto's largest moon.
Space science
Does the solar system have the 9th planet to own oceans and life?
The head of NASA has made a shocking statement that a familiar and mysterious object at the edge of the Solar System is a true planet.
Oceanography
Marine creatures 'carriers' re-exported after 100 years
A cloudy, invertebrate creature named Bathochordaeus Charon was recently discovered off the coast of Monterey (California, USA).
Space science
The jagged surface of Pluto
NASA published a detailed video describing Pluto terrain and Charon satellite based on data collected by the spacecraft.
Space science
Doubt: There is life hiding on Pluto
Experts are suggesting that Pluto is capable of nurturing life, based on some new evidence.
Space science
Discover the giant ocean on Pluto
The giant heart shape on Pluto has long been a mystery. Recently two research groups said it was possible that this was a giant ocean.
Space science
Traces of the vast ocean on Pluto's moon
On Charon - the largest satellite (or moon) of Pluto - there may have been an ocean that covered the surface before it froze and expanded, causing the planet's crust to…
Space science
Scientific research on the mission to discover Pluto
Three months after the last meeting of the New Horizons mission, scientists from NASA finally revealed details about what they found on the dwarf planet.
Space science
Why does it take up to 16 months to send the latest data from Pluto to Earth?
Yesterday NASA announced the clearest picture of Pluto, taken by the New Horizons spacecraft after completing its mission to approach this star since 2006.
Space science
Journey to discover Pluto
New Horizons was the first spacecraft to successfully reach Pluto after a nine-year long journey, nearly 5 billion kilometers, opening new research directions since the…
Space science
Unexpectedly discovered giant icebergs on Pluto
Analyzing high resolution images sent to Earth, scientists from the US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) were shocked to discover a giant iceberg on Pluto. These photo…
Space science
Tomorrow the New Horizons spacecraft approaches Pluto
After 9.5 years of space travel, a distance of nearly 5 billion km, NASA's New Horizons (temporarily called the New Horizon) is about to approach Pluto (Pluto).
Space science
Deep sea can be found on Pluto
In July 2015, a close-up view of its Pluto and Moon, Charon, will be revealed for the first time. Various theories are being proposed by scientists about what the New Ho…
Space science
The first image of the moon Pluto
The cruise ship of the US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) on its way to Pluto dwarf planet has sent the first image of Charon, the largest moon of the planet.