How hard was it for New Horizons to take a photo of Pluto? Surely with Pluto so far away from the Sun, it would be pitch black there, right? Well the answer may surprise you.

The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe. Clyde Tombaugh didn't set out to discover Pluto when he sent his ...

Despite the incremental progress, Pluto’s true nature remained elusive. Then, of course, came the New Horizons mission. New Horizons Unveils Pluto’s True Face The watershed moment in Pluto’s ...

Images and data have been flowing in since NASA's epic New Horizons Pluto flyby on Tuesday morning, and the latest image released shows an exaggerated color map of Pluto and its moon Charon.