Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...

NASA’s New Horizons made history by revealing the unseen face of Pluto, for centuries this icy world remained a mystery ...

For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

If it weren't for the new budget, New Horizons could keep exploring the outer reaches of the solar system into the 2030s.

It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.

It was one of the most ambitious missions for NASA since the turn of the century, with photos reshaping what scientists know ...