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New Horizons began sending important data about Pluto
Seven weeks after making a historic flight through Pluto, New Horizons spacecraft from the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) began to send tens of gigabit data to Earth.
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New discovery about Pluto's atmosphere
Data from the New Horizons spacecraft of the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) show that the surrounding gas layer around the dwarf planet spans about 1,000…
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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.
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How to decipher the Earth through Pluto?
The elements that make up the Earth like water, the atmosphere can be answered by understanding Pluto, when the New Horizons spacecraft approaches this dwarf planet.
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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…
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Reveal the latest image of Pluto
After a few glitches that led to poor image quality, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft finally sent more clear images to Pluto.
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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).
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NASA seeks life in Pluto
The New Horizons spacecraft is about to approach Pluto after a 9-year journey, taking photos and sending them to NASA to learn about life on this star.
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NASA spacecraft approaches Pluto
The spacecraft of the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) approaches Pluto, opening hopes of ending the debate about whether or not to consider this a planet.
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NASA spacecraft is on its way to Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has passed Hai Vuong Tinh's orbit, is on its way to the distant Pluto and is expected to orbit the planet next July.
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New Horizons is only 1.6 billion km away from Pluto
Last weekend, the New Horizons spacecraft entered the