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New Horizons' Alan Stern Talks About How His Titanic Trip Compares To Space Travel

The principal investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt discussed his journey to the Titanic's wreckage this summer.
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'Animal Crossing' Is Getting Me Through Quarantine — And I'm Not Alone

"Animal Crossing: New Horizons" became a form of virtual escape for me and many others amid the chaos of the coronavirus pandemic. Here's why.
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NASA Has A Bit Of A Nazi Problem With Its ‘Ultima Thule’ Name

The distant space object is named after an ancient term — that was later co-opted by the Nazis.
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NASA Tracking Flyby Of Most Distant Space Expedition In Human History

Mysterious out-of-this world Ultima Thule is a billion miles beyond Pluto, 4 billion miles from Earth.
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NASA's Close Encounter With Mysterious Space Object Will Make History On New Year's Day

The New Horizons probe is hurtling toward an object nicknamed Ultima Thule in the mostly unexplored Kuiper Belt.
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We Now Know How Pluto Got Its Giant Frozen Heart

Over time, the heart might actually have a "beat."
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Trippy NASA Video Lets You Land A Rocket On Pluto's Icy Plains

Get ready for touchdown!
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Pluto's Mysterious 'Floating Hills' Revealed In New NASA Images

The hills of ice appear to be drifting in a sea of frozen nitrogen.
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Another Bizarre Discovery On Pluto

"Whatever they are, they're definitely weird."
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Take A Spin Around Pluto In One Amazing Space Image

A day in the life of the dwarf planet.
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