Tag: New Horizon

Surface of Pluto
Pluto has the youngest surface in our solar system

Washington: NASA’s New Horizons probe has discovered a stunning mountain range on Pluto with peaks jutting as high as 11,000 feet above the surface. The data suggests that the Pluto’s surface was formed no more than 100 million years ago – a mere youngster in a 4.56-billion-year-old solar system. It also means that the close-up […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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Google doodle celebrates New Horizons' Pluto fly-by

New York: As NASA’s New Horizons probe moves closer to Pluto, Google has created a doodle to honour the historic moment that will reveal the mysterious world of the dwarf planet for the first time. Google Doodle shows a small illustration of the probe spinning around the dwarf planet to honour its ground-breaking journey. According […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Heart-shaped feature viewed on Pluto's surface

Los Angeles: A heart-shaped feature was viewed on Pluto’s surface in the most detailed photo yet returned by NASA’s New Horizons probe, which has now begun its final run of its historic flyby of the planet In the early morning hours on Wednesday, mission scientists received the clearest image of the reddish-brownish dwarf planet by […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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