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NASA Glad but Disappointed that No Obstacle in the Way of New Horizons

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NASA has announced that the New Horizons spacecraft got a final "all clear" as it speeds towards Pluto in its historic fly by mission on July 14. NASA has made the final adjustments of the New...

New Horizons Confirms Methane on Pluto with Ralph

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Astronomers knew that there is methane on Pluto since the 70s. Now the New Horizons spacecraft has detected frozen methane to confirm the observations made decades ago. “We already knew there...

Saturn’s Phoebe Ring is Invisible

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Saturn’s largest ring is an enigma in itself. For one thing, it has been discovered that this ring has double the breadth that it was thought to have had once upon a time. And of course it cannot be...