NASA's New Horizons probe flew by Pluto nearly eight years ago, but the epic encounter is still bearing scientific fruit. New Horizons gave humanity its first up-close looks at Pluto on July 14, 2015, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This high-resolution image captured by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft combines blue, red and ...

Pluto discoverer Clyde Tombaugh could only dream of a spacecraft flying past the small planet he spotted on the edges of the solar system in 1930. Yet the newest views of Pluto from NASA’s approaching ...

Discover the incredible story of NASA's New Horizons mission, from its 2006 launch aboard an Atlas V rocket to its historic 2015 flyby of Pluto. Learn how this space probe, utilizing a gravitational ...

When New Horizons flew past Pluto in 2015, NASA expected a cold, cratered fossil at the edge of the solar system. Instead it ...

The future of NASA's New Horizons Pluto probe is uncertain following debates at NASA over how best to use the spacecraft. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- NASA just received a signal back from New Horizons, confirming a successful first flyby of Pluto. Euphoria broke out at NASA as Pluto is now the most distant object reached by ...

A Maryland control room erupted in cheers late Tuesday after mission controllers got word the spacecraft on a historic voyage to Pluto had completed its scientific goals, including taking photos of ...

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft recently began its long-awaited, historic encounter with Pluto. The spacecraft is entering the first of several approach phases that culminate July 14 with the first ...