MOONSTRUCK Details of Charon, the largest of Pluto’s five moons, were finally seen clearly in 2015 when the New Horizons mission passed within 13,000 kilometers of Pluto’s surface.
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Astronomy
Topic Image Rail
READY TO FLY NASA’s exoplanet hunting TESS satellite, shown in this artist’s illustration, is ready for launch.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
LOOK CLOSER NASA’s next exoplanet hunting telescope, TESS (shown in this artist’s illustration), will seek out worlds orbiting the nearest and brightest stars.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
