MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- NASA just received a signal back from New Horizons, confirming a successful first flyby of Pluto. Euphoria broke out at NASA as Pluto is now the most distant object reached by ...

For decades, Pluto remained one of the most mysterious objects in our solar system, until July 14, 2015, when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft became the first mission to visit it up close, capturing ...

NASA explains Pluto's newly discovered "blue sky" and whether or not potential astronauts could ever witness an Earth-like sunrise. The New Horizons space probe sent back its first color images of ...

NASA unveiled its first false-color, close up portrait of Pluto Friday afternoon. The findings reveal a surprisingly active world filled with glaciers of nitrogen and methane ice. Another image ...

It may look a little blurry, but the bright orange-tinted circle in the middle of the photo above is the first color image of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. The image was taken by the Ralph color ...

If you've ever wondered what it'd be like to land on a distant world, you have to watch this video of the New Horizons spacecraft's approach to Pluto. NASA released the captivating video, starting off ...

Finally, a family portrait of Pluto is beginning to emerge! For the first time ever, astronomers have captured two never-before-photographed moons orbiting Pluto. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft ...

After a voyage of nearly nine years and 3 billion miles (5 billion kilometers) — the farthest any space mission has ever traveled to reach its primary target — NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft came out ...