Pluto’s moon gets its first surface feature names

Almost three years after NASA’s New Horizons mission flew past Charon, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named some of its landmarks

VIDEO: Take a tour of Pluto’s moon Charon in high definition!

Prepare to be blown away by the dwarf planet’s largest moon

Recent colour images reveal more about the dwarf planet

We take a look at what we’ve found out about the dwarf planet

The debate surrounding Pluto’s size has finally been settled, according to brand new results returned by the spacecraft

With less than a day until the historic flyby of Pluto, the dwarf planet’s icy surface is becoming more fascinating and complex

“If we could move New York City to Pluto, we could count the ponds in Central Park.”

We get one final look at Pluto’s Charon-facing hemisphere two days before the flyby

New higher-resolution views of the dwarf planet – taken before the spacecraft went into safe mode – have been released

Just days before New Horizons is due to make its historic flyby of Pluto, NASA temporarily loses contact with the spacecraft