Tag Archive for 'Dwarf planet'

This image of Pluto from New Horizons was received on July 8, 2015, and has been combined with color information from the spacecraft’s Ralph instrument. The image was taken on July 7, when New Horizons was 5 million miles (8 million km) from the dwarf planet. Image credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute.

Latest Image of Pluto from NASA’s New Horizons

Jul 9, 2015 by News Staff

The Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has snapped yet another amazing view of the dwarf planet. This image...

This map of the dwarf planet Pluto was created from images taken from June 27 to July 3 by New Horizons’ LORRI instrument, combined with color data from the space probe’s Ralph instrument. The center of the map corresponds to Pluto’s side that will be seen close-up during New Horizons’ July 14 flyby. Image credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute.

NASA Scientists Create Color Map of Pluto

Jul 8, 2015 by News Staff

Scientists with NASA’s New Horizons mission have produced a color map of the dwarf planet Pluto. This map of the dwarf planet Pluto was created from...

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft obtained this image on 01 July 2015 from a distance of 7.8 million miles (12.5 million km), prior to the July 4 anomaly that sent the probe into safe mode. Image credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute.

New Horizons Mission Releases Color Photo of Dwarf Planet Pluto

Jul 7, 2015 by News Staff

A new color image from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft shows a series of striking dark regularly-spaced spots along Pluto’s equator. NASA’s New Horizons...

New Horizons mission’s first map of the dwarf planet Pluto is in approximate true color. Left: map of the planet’s northern hemisphere composed using black-and-white images from the LORRI instrument. Right: map of Pluto’s colors created using data from the Ralph instrument. Center: combined map, produced by merging the LORRI and Ralph data. Image credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute.

Another Red Planet? New Horizons Data Reveal True Color of Pluto

Jul 6, 2015 by News Staff

Planetary researchers involved in NASA’s New Horizons mission combined the latest black and white map of Pluto’s surface features with a map of the...

This family portrait, a composite of the Pluto system, includes the dwarf planet and its five known moons: Charon, Nix, Hydra, Kerberos and Styx. Image credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute.

New Horizons Captures Family Portrait of Pluto System

Jul 3, 2015 by News Staff

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has taken an amazing photo of Pluto and its five moons: Charon, Nix, Hydra, Styx and Kerberos. This family portrait,...

A close-up of the bright spots on Ceres. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

Dawn Captures Rare Image of Ceres’ Bright Spots at Dusk

Jun 30, 2015 by News Staff

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has beamed back a new photo of a cluster of bright spots on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres. The space probe took this image...

These images, taken by New Horizons’ LORRI camera on June 18, 2015, show the discovery of significant surface details on Charon. The image on the left is the original image, displayed at four times the native LORRI image size. After applying the deconvolution technique, details become visible on the icy moon, including a distinct dark pole. Image credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute.

New Views of Pluto’s Moon Charon Reveal Mysterious ‘Dark Pole’

Jun 23, 2015 by News Staff

Using new images from the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, planetary scientists have discovered that Charon...

A cluster of bright spots can be seen in this image. The image was captured on June 9, 2015, when Dawn was nearly 2,700 miles (4,400 km) from the dwarf planet. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

Dawn Captures New Images of Ceres’ Mystery Features

Jun 23, 2015 by News Staff

New pictures from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft show a cluster of mysterious bright spots and a pyramid-shaped peak on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres. A...

These images show four different ‘faces’ of the dwarf planet Pluto as it rotates about its axis with a period of 6.4 days. From left to right, the images were taken when Pluto’s central longitude was 17, 63, 130, and 243 degrees, respectively. Image credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute.

New Views of Pluto Captured by New Horizons

Jun 12, 2015 by News Staff

NASA has just released a set of images of the dwarf planet Pluto taken by New Horizons’ Long Range Reconnaissance Imager during May 29 – June 2,...

The bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres are seen in this image taken by Dawn on June 6, 2015. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

Dawn Shoots New Close-Up of Ceres’ Bright Spots

Jun 11, 2015 by News Staff

NASA’s Dawn mission scientists have just released a new close-up image of mysterious bright spots on the crater-pocked surface of Ceres. This is among...

A new video animation is based on images taken by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

New NASA Video Reveals Heavily Cratered Surface of Ceres

Jun 8, 2015 by News Staff

A new animated video by NASA’s Dawn mission scientists provides dramatic flyover views of the dwarf planet Ceres. The video is based on observations...

This image is part of a sequence taken by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft on May 23, from a distance of 3,200 miles (5,100 km). Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

Dawn Spacecraft Gets Close-Up View of Ceres’ Surface

Jun 2, 2015 by News Staff

This picture of the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres was taken by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft from a range of about 3,200 miles (5,100 km) on 23 May 2015. This...

This image of the dwarf planet Pluto was taken May 12. Image credit: NASA / JHU-APL / SwRI.

New Horizons Captures New Images of Pluto and Charon

May 28, 2015 by News Staff

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has beamed back its best-yet images of the dwarf planet Pluto and Charon, Pluto’s largest moon. This image, taken May...

A close-up of the mysterious bright spots on Ceres. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

Dawn Captures Sharpest Image Yet of Mysterious Bright Spots on Ceres

May 22, 2015 by News Staff

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has beamed back a stunning new picture of the mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres. A close-up of the mysterious...

In this new image of Ceres from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, the brightest spots within a crater in the planet’s northern hemisphere are revealed to be composed of many smaller spots. However, their exact nature remains unknown. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

Dawn Captures Best-Ever View of Ceres’ Mysterious Bright Spots

May 11, 2015 by News Staff

NASA’s Dawn probe has returned the sharpest images ever seen of the mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres. The images were taken 8,400 miles...

The two mysterious bright spots are located in a crater that’s 92 km wide (top of the image). Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

Dawn Returns New Image of Ceres’ Bright Spots

Apr 22, 2015 by News Staff

The two bright spots on Ceres are back in view in the new image from NASA’s Dawn space probe. The two mysterious bright spots are located in a crater...

This color map of Ceres was created from images taken by the Dawn spacecraft during its initial approach to the dwarf planet. Images taken using blue, green and infrared spectral filters were combined to create the map; the filters were assigned to color channels in reverse order, compared to natural color. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA /MPS / DLR / IDA.

NASA Releases Color Map of Ceres

Apr 13, 2015 by News Staff

NASA scientists using the framing camera aboard the Dawn spacecraft have created the first color map of the dwarf planet Ceres. This color map of Ceres...

Dawn will use its ion propulsion system to change orbits at Ceres, allowing it to observe the dwarf planet from different vantage points. Image credit: NASA / JPL.

NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Finally Arrives at Dwarf Planet Ceres

Mar 6, 2015 by News Staff

After a seven-year cruise, and a one-year successful mission at the giant asteroid 4 Vesta, NASA’s Dawn space probe today successfully entered the orbit...

This close-up shows two mysterious bright spots in the same crater basin on Ceres. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

Mosaic Photo Shows Highly Cratered Surface of Ceres

Mar 4, 2015 by News Staff

Scientists with NASA’s Dawn mission have pieced together a spectacular mosaic image of the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres. The surface of Ceres is...

This image was taken by the Dawn space probe of dwarf planet Ceres on February 19 from a distance of nearly 46,000 km. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

Two Bright Spots on Dwarf Planet Ceres Puzzle Scientists

Feb 26, 2015 by News Staff

New images from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, taken nearly 46,000 km from Ceres, show two mysterious bright spots on the surface of the dwarf planet. This...

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