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New models explain canyons on Pluto moon - New Models Explain Canyons on Pluto Moon      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In 2015, when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft encountered the Pluto-Charon system, scientists discove ...

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Pluto’s ‘Hulk-like’ moon Charon: A possible ancient ocean? - Pluto’s ‘Hulk-like’ moon Charon: A possible ancient ocean?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Pluto's largest moon may have gotten too big for its own skin. Images from NASA's New Horizons missi...

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Scientists identify a possible source for Charon's red cap - Scientists Identify a Possible Source for Charon's Red Cap      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists combined data from NASA's New Horizons mission with novel laboratory experiments and exos...

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Pluto's largest moon, Charon, gets its first official feature names - Pluto's Largest Moon, Charon, Gets Its First Official Feature Names      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Legendary explorers and visionaries, real and fictitious, are among those immortalized by the IAU in...

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How a moon slows the decay of Pluto's atmosphere - How a Moon Slows the Decay of Pluto's Atmosphere      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study provides additional insight into relationship between Pluto and its moon, Charon, and ho ...

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Pluto 'paints' its largest moon red - Pluto 'Paints' Its Largest Moon Red      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In June 2015, when the cameras on NASA's approaching New Horizons spacecraft first spotted the large...

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Hubble discovers a fifth moon orbiting Pluto - Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon...

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Present-day subsurface ocean on Pluto? - Present-day Subsurface Ocean on Pluto?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An updated thermal model for Pluto suggests that a liquid water ocean beneath the dwarf planet's ice...

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New data from flyby of Pluto - New Data from Flyby of Pluto: What We've Learned So Far      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Pluto's surface exhibits a wide variety of landscapes, results from five new studies. The dwarf plan...

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New telescope is exploring solar system 'outback' - New Telescope is Exploring Solar System 'Outback'      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In the outer reaches of our solar system lies a mysterious region far more remote and difficult to e...

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How radioactive decay could support extraterrestrial life - How Radioactive Decay Could Support Extraterrestrial Life      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In the icy bodies around our solar system, radiation emitted from rocky cores could break up water m...

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Scientists introduce cosmochemical model for Pluto formation - Scientists Introduce Cosmochemical Model for Pluto Formation      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists integrated NASA's New Horizons discoveries with data from ESA's Rosetta mission to develo...

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Modeling offers new perspective on how Pluto's 'icy heart' came to be - Modeling Offers New Perspective on How Pluto's 'Icy Heart' Came to Be      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Pluto's "icy heart" is a bright, two-lobed feature on its surface that has attracted researchers eve...

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Scientists confirm decrease in Pluto’s atmospheric density - Scientists Confirm Decrease in Pluto's Atmospheric Density      (via sciencedaily.com) 

When Pluto passed in front of a star on the night of August 15, 2018, astronomers deployed telescope...

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