Vibrating stars could reveal elusive ripples in space-time
17 July 2015
Stars vibrate like musical instruments, a property that tells us about their insides – and that could reveal gigantic gravitational waves
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Pluto wows with first close view of ice mountains on its surface
15 July 2015
The first high-resolution photos of the dwarf planet's surface are stunning - but they are nothing like we expected
New Horizons fly-by shows Pluto to be a surprising world
15 July 2015
From ice to ionised nitrogen and even a heart, NASA's already uncovering "mouth-watering" science about the dwarf planet
Cheers and celebrations as NASA hears from Pluto spacecraft
15 July 2015
After a nine-year journey, the New Horizons spacecraft has finally reached Pluto and phoned home to report it is in good health
Pluto and Charon shine in latest images in advance of fly-by
13 July 2015
The flood of images of the last outpost in the solar system is about to begin – here are some of the spectacular previews
Pluto looms large, a day before New Horizons's closest approach
13 July 2015
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
Destination Pluto: Countdown to the historic New Horizons fly-by
10 July 2015
The latest images of Pluto, a checklist of mysteries waiting to be solved. And 91av will be covering all the action – live from mission control
Pluto probe hiccup caused by overloaded computer
8 July 2015
NASA temporarily lost touch with its New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto, but the problem has been fixed and won't threaten the mission
New Horizons hiccup won't affect Pluto mission science
6 July 2015
NASA says temporary loss of contact with the spacecraft over the weekend was a one-off and won't affect its historic arrival at the dwarf planet next week
Best-ever images of Pluto reveal baffling pepperoni slices
2 July 2015
A line of dark spots across the dwarf planet's equator make it look like a pizza and have left researchers scratching their heads
