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Pluto Photos of New Horizons Flyby Released

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The first images of the New Horizons Pluto Flyby have been released by NASA. The new close-up images of a region near Pluto's equator reveal a giant surprise: a range of youthful mountains rising as...

NASA Releases Best Photo Yet of Pluto

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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has flown by Pluto at the shortest distance of its mission. NASA as shared today the best photo yet of Pluto taken yesterday from 476,000 miles. The photos New...

New Horizons Pluto FlyBy Featured in Google Doodle

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Today is the big day for NASA's New Horizons spacecraft. In about 6 hours New Horizons will flyby Pluto delivering close-up photos of Pluto never seen before. This NASA spacecraft has been traveling...

New Horizons is Less than One Million Miles Away from Pluto

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NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is only one day away from the historic July 14 Pluto flyby. The spacecraft is continuing to transmit photos of Pluto's surface as it approaches. Each series of photos...

New Pluto Images of New Horizons Show Mountains

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Planet Pluto comes into focus for the first time in human history. New Horizons' latest images reveal an intriguing new world with distinct surface features, including an immense dark band known as...

Pluto is in Love Showing a Giant Heart

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Summary for the busy GeekPlanet Pluto loves us earthlings and shows a giant heart on the surface. NASA has released a new image sent by the New Horizons that is the closest yet. It was taken after...

Philae Lander has Woken Up

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Last November a space probe named Philae landed on a comet as part of the Rosetta Mission of the European Space Agency ESA. Now after months of silence Philae has called home. The Philae lander has...

Rosetta discovers Building Blocks of Life on Comet

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The Rosetta space probe landed on a comet which shows for the first time ever the visible signs of rudimentary life (building blocks of life). The host comet has a variety of prominent landscape...

PM Modi declares Mangalyaan Mars Orbiter Mission Successful

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The mission has been accomplished! India’s Mars space program labeled Mangalyaan has been a success. The space probe entered the orbital status around Mars and it was hailed as a big achievement for...