Strange Worlds At The Edge Of Our Solar System Finally Come Into Focus
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has beamed back its best photos of Pluto and its moons. Scientists will puzzle over them for years to come.
Space
NASA Spacecraft Flies Past Pluto After 10-Year Journey
On Tuesday morning, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft swooped past the surface of Pluto. The vast distance between Earth and Pluto means they're still waiting to hear what happened.
NASA Zooms In On Pluto, For Closest Views Yet
New images of Pluto are beginning to arrive from NASA's space probe, and they're already allowing scientists to update what we know about the dwarf planet.
How Long Would It Take To Drive To Pluto?
As New Horizons completes its journey to the far reaches of the solar system, NPR takes a look at just how long it takes to get to Pluto.
Planet Or Not, Icy Pluto To Finally Get Its Day In The Sun
Astronomers kicked Pluto out of the planetary club in 2006 because of its small size. But scientists set to explore the surface Tuesday via a spacecraft's camera say those other guys are just wrong.
Earth Gets A Close-Up View Of Its Most Distant Neighbors
Early Tuesday morning, NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft will complete the first-ever flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto. NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reports live from the New Horizons Control center.
Pluto Mission Gets A Poetic Tribute
Skunk Bear's latest video celebrates the hundreds of pictures taken by the New Horizons space probe over the past decade.
Next Stop, Pluto
On July 14th, NASA's New Horizons mission will reach its long-awaited destination: Pluto. The spacecraft left Earth in 2006. Since then, it's traveled more than 3 billion miles. NPR's Arun Rath talks with planetary scientist Carolyn Porco about the mission.
Solar Sail Unfurls In Space
A nonprofit has successfully tested technology that could one day be used to explore the solar system on a budget.
Pluto-Bound Spacecraft Nears Its Quarry
After nearly a decade of traveling through space, NASA's New Horizons probe is about to arrive at Pluto. On Tuesday it will begin an intensive, weeklong study of the distant world.