The Kuiper Belt object has been critically analysed since its flyby at the beginning of 2019, and astronomers are slowly understanding its nature

The Kuiper Belt object has been critically analysed since its flyby at the beginning of 2019, and astronomers are slowly understanding its nature
After the flyby of the Kuiper Belt object on the new year, astronomers have now released the finest image of Ultima Thule to date
The amateur astronomer who discovered Pluto and visited the dwarf planet after his death
The Kuiper Belt Object’s remarkable appearance illuminates the processes that built the planets four and a half billion years ago
The lack of a light curve when examining Ultima Thule has already caused a mystery before the target’s flyby
With no apparent hazards in its way, NASA’s mission has been given a “go” to stay on its optimal path to the Kuiper Belt Object
Scientists and engineers are seriously discussing the possibility of sending an orbiter to Pluto and beyond into the Kuiper Belt
A 50-year old ‘podcast’ has now returned to the airwaves with an updated twist and exciting new content
The team behind the Pluto mission is looking for your ideas on what to informally name its next flyby destination, a billion miles past the dwarf planet
The next flyby target for the NASA mission could actually be two targets
The NASA mission reached a major milestone this week when the last bits of science data from its flyby – arrived safely on Earth
“Who would have thought that Pluto is a graffiti artist?”
A chain of exotic snowcapped mountains has been uncovered on the dwarf planet
New data suggests that Charon may have had a subsurface ocean that has long since frozen and expanded
The nitrogen ice glaciers on Pluto appear to carry an intriguing cargo: numerous, isolated hills that may be fragments of water ice
New data points to more prevalent water ice on the dwarf planet’s surface
Scientists have assembled the highest-resolution colour view of one of two potential cryovolcanoes
Check out this movie, composed of the sharpest views of the dwarf planet during New Horizons flyby in July
Five months after the spacecraft flew past Pluto, knowledge about the distant system continues to unfold
With the success of New Horizons, will the dwarf planet be a target for more spacecraft in the future?