NASA Zooms In On Pluto, For Closest Views Yet
New images of Pluto are beginning to arrive from NASA's space probe, and they're already allowing scientists to update what we know about the dwarf planet.
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Earth Gets A Close-Up View Of Its Most Distant Neighbors
Early Tuesday morning, NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft will complete the first-ever flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto. NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reports live from the New Horizons Control center.
Pluto Mission Gets A Poetic Tribute
Skunk Bear's latest video celebrates the hundreds of pictures taken by the New Horizons space probe over the past decade.
Pluto-Bound Spacecraft Nears Its Quarry
After nearly a decade of traveling through space, NASA's New Horizons probe is about to arrive at Pluto. On Tuesday it will begin an intensive, weeklong study of the distant world.
Russian Rocket Poised For Crucial Supply Run To Space Station
After a string of launch failures, NASA says astronauts have just four months of supplies left. A Russian rocket launching early Friday could provide relief.
NASA: Europa Spacecraft Goes Into Development Phase
The probe would make dozens of flybys of the Jovian moon in an effort to study its vast subterranean ocean that could harbor life.
Jack King, NASA's 'Voice Of Apollo,' Dies At 84
He uttered the countdown heard 'round the world leading up to the launch of the first moon landing mission.
Trio Of Astronauts Return To Earth After Record-Breaking ISS Mission
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti surpassed a space endurance record for a female spacefarer.
NASA's 'Flying Saucer' Test For Advanced Parachute Appears To Fail
A giant balloon carried the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator to an altitude of 120,000 feet to test the device, which could be used on Mars missions. It seemed to deploy correctly, then tear apart.
Pluto's Moons Are 'Tumbling In Absolute Chaos,' NASA Says
In the NFL, something that behaves like Pluto's football-shaped moons might be called a wobbly duck. NASA calls them astonishing.