Dwarf planet
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The first color images returned of Pluto by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft reveal blue skies and surface water-ice deposits.
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A new image release from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has provided a stunning look at the dwarf planet's tenuous atmosphere. Back-lit by the Sun, the image was captured from the spacecraft just after it made its closest approach on July 14.
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NASA has released more breathtaking images from the New Horizons Pluto encounter, showcasing the dwarf planet's surprisingly diverse geological features. The images come in the wake of the probe's high-velocity flyby, during which time the spacecraft collected vast quantities of data.
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A new NASA image release is granting the highest-resolution view of the now-famous Occator crater – the most distinctive geological feature on the dwarf planet Ceres to date. Members of the Dawn science team have also released a 3D animation of the crater.
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Fresh images snapped by NASA's Dawn spacecraft have provided a clearer look at the enigmatic white spots that mark the surface of the dwarf planet.
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After over nine years of travel, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is starting to provide hints of what its July flyby of Pluto will reveal. The unmanned probe sent back the clearest images yet of the dwarf planet, which have revealed light areas on the surface that show it may have polar caps.
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As it edges ever closer to its landmark flyby of Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft has returned its first color image of the dwarf planet and its largest moon Charon, marking the first ever colored photograph of the dwarf planet taken by a spacecraft on approach.
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft added another trophy today to the conquest of space as it went into orbit around Ceres. According to the space agency, the unmanned probe arrived at about 4:39 am PST and is currently circling the dwarf planet at an altitude of about 38,000 miles (61,000 km).
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As NASA’s Dawn spacecraft makes its final approach to Ceres, it's sending the best images yet with more details about the surface of the dwarf planet that scientist hope will provide clues as to not only how Ceres formed and if it is still active, but the early history of the Solar System as well.
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft has snapped another image of the dwarf planet Ceres, bringing into focus two mysterious white spots present on the face of the rocky body that appear to exist within the same basin.
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As NASA's New Horizons deep space probe heads for its July rendezvous with Pluto, it's not only revealing the secrets of the dwarf planet, but of its moons as well. On the 85th anniversary of Pluto's discovery, the unmanned spacecraft sent back its first look at the small moons Nix and Hydra.
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft has captured the sharpest image yet of the dwarf planet Ceres. The picture was snapped at a distance of 52,000 miles (83,000 km), with orbital insertion slated for March 6.
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