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There Might Be Clouds On Pluto
Pluto’s atmosphere might be more complex than we thought. New Scientist claims that scientists think these images could actually show individual clouds floating above the surface of the planet.
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The Mystery Of Pluto’s Moving Hills Has Finally Been Solved
Something strange has been happening on the surface of Pluto. There’s a series of hills, each about a couple of kilometres across, and they appear to be moving.
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Astronomers Think A Space Rock The Size Of Manhattan Created Pluto’s Weird, Bumpy Plains
Ever since New Horizons zipped past Pluto in July, we’ve marveled over the dwarf planet’s complex terrain. Among the biggest puzzles Pluto presents us with is a vast, crater-free ice field informally known as Sputnik Planum. The leading hypothesis for how this surface came to be? An epically violent collision.
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Behold The Closest Ever Image Of A Kuiper Belt Object
Whoosh! Did you see that? It may look a bit scrappy, but the tiny white projectile at the centre of the animation below — officially called 1994 JR1 — is a cosmic time capsule, brought to you by a piano-sized spacecraft over 5.3 billion kilometres away. You’re looking at the closest picture yet of a…