The reddish polar region on Pluto's largest moon, Charon, is an effect of methane gas escaping from the icy dwarf planet's atmosphere, say scientists who solved the mystery behind the coloured......
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's New Horizons spacecraft has beamed back a stunning image of Pluto, showing sunlight filtering through and illuminating the icy dwarf......
A high-resolution enhanced colour view of Charon just before closest approach. Photograph: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has returned the best colour and the highest......