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Pluto looms large, a day before New Horizons's closest approach

Space

Pluto looms large, a day before New Horizons's closest approach

The former planet is less than a day from its close-up, and it is already showing ice caps, streams of nitrogen and a bigger girth than expected

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Destination Pluto: Countdown to the historic New Horizons fly-by

Space

Destination Pluto: Countdown to the historic New Horizons fly-by

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What the sun would look like if you had X-ray vision

Space

What the sun would look like if you had X-ray vision

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It's time to decide when to declare a planet lifeless

Life

It's time to decide when to declare a planet lifeless

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Pluto probe hiccup caused by overloaded computer

Space

Pluto probe hiccup caused by overloaded computer

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New Horizons hiccup won't affect Pluto mission science

Space

New Horizons hiccup won't affect Pluto mission science

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Chasing Pluto's shadow in a Boeing 747

Space

Chasing Pluto's shadow in a Boeing 747

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Best-ever images of Pluto reveal baffling pepperoni slices

Space

Best-ever images of Pluto reveal baffling pepperoni slices

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Space

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Space

New Horizons snaps first infrared image of Pluto

The NASA spacecraft en route to Pluto is running through its dress rehearsal, starting with an image that could help reveal what Pluto is made of

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Space

Don't fear apocalyptic asteroids: you're safer than you think

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Space

Grand Theft Sedna: how the sun might have stolen a mini-planet

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Life

Lava lakes spotted on Venus may be how it stays so blemish-free

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Life

Humans can bug-out to Mars without ruining search for life

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