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X-ray detection sheds new light on Pluto - X-Ray Detection Sheds New Light on Pluto      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have made the first detections of X-rays from Plut...

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Secrets behind Pluto's dunes revealed - Secrets Behind Pluto's Dunes Revealed      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have discovered dunes on Pluto, and say they are likely to have been formed of methane ic ...

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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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Studying Pluto orbiter mission - Studying Pluto Orbiter Mission: A Comprehensive Guide      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have made several discoveries that expand the range and value of a future Pluto orbiter ...

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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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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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Mystery behind formation of surface ice-shapes on Pluto unraveled - Mystery behind formation of surface ice-shapes on Pluto unraveled      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have unraveled a fascinating new insight into how the landscape of the dwarf-planet Pluto ...

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Cracked, frozen and tipped over: New clues from Pluto's past - Cracked, Frozen and Tipped Over: New Clues from Pluto's Past      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research by planetary scientists reveals fascinating clues about Pluto, suggesting the small wor ...

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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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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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Despite new information, Pluto will remain a dwarf planet, cosmologist says - Despite New Information, Pluto Will Remain a Dwarf Planet, Cosmologist Says      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Back in 1930, it was an easy answer -- Pluto was a planet because we couldn't see anything else brig ...

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The mountains of Pluto are snowcapped, but not for the same reasons as on Earth - The Mountains of Pluto: A Snowy Mystery Unveiled      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In 2015, the New Horizons space probe discovered spectacular snowcapped mountains on Pluto, which ar ...

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Pluto should be reclassified as a planet, experts say - Pluto Should Be Reclassified as a Planet, Experts Say      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid, according to new research. ABSTRACT: Pluto Sho ...

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Pluto features given first official names - Pluto Features Given First Official Names      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union has offi...

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Possible clouds on Pluto, next target is reddish - Possible Clouds on Pluto: Next Target is Reddish      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Stern said that Pluto's complex, layered atmosphere is hazy and appears to be mostly free of clouds, ...

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Evidence supports 'hot start' scenario and early ocean formation on Pluto - Evidence Supports 'Hot Start' Scenario and Early Ocean Formation on Pluto      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study suggests that Pluto and other large Kuiper belt objects started out with liquid oceans w ...

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Pluto's hydrocarbon haze keeps dwarf planet colder than expected - Pluto's Hydrocarbon Haze Keeps Dwarf Planet Colder Than Expected      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The gas composition of a planet's atmosphere generally determines how much heat gets trapped in the...

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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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New analysis adds support for a subsurface ocean on Pluto - New Analysis Adds Support for a Subsurface Ocean on Pluto      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A liquid ocean lying deep beneath Pluto's frozen surface is the best explanation for features reveal ...