New Horizons

The planet Pluto is pictured in a handout image made up of four images from New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) taken in July 2015 combined with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this enhanced color global view. NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI/Handout. Credit: Reuters

Pluto Is Stepping Out of the Shadows

V. Sasi Kumar 08/08/2020

Until the late 20th century, many of us learnt...

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First Results From Voyager 2, the Spacecraft at the Edge of Interstellar Space

Jatan Mehta 04/11/2019

The twin Voyagers' observations have given us our first...

View of the Milky Way from an area of Puyehue National Park near Osorno City

Space Subjects That Will Get the World’s Attention in 2019 and Beyond

Keith Gottschalk 15/01/2019

The space industry and global interest in all matters...

The Long March 2 G/F rocket that carried Tiangong-1 into orbit on September 29, 2011. Credit: China Manned Space Engineering Office

China, Clearly a Country in a Hurry When It Comes to Space

Manoj Joshi 11/01/2019

We should not forget that if the Chang’e 4...

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From Volcanoes on Mars to Scarps on Mercury – How Places on Other Worlds Get Their Names

David Rothery 02/01/2019

Naming features on other worlds is a trickier issue...

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The Major Indian and International Space Missions to Look Out for in 2019

Jatan Mehta 01/01/2019

2018 was an incredible year for spaceflight with over...

Pluto, as shot by the MVIC camera on board the New Horizons probe. Source: NASA

Stunning New Colour Image of Pluto Released

Vasudevan Mukunth 25/09/2015

In 16 million pixels, it shows the best view...