Icy Ridges Found on Pluto A new study published in the journal, Nature ,has found evidence that snow and ice features previously only seen on Earth, have been spotted on Pluto.
Evolutionary Processes May Have Inevitably Created Pluto's 'Icy Heart' The model also suggests that the properties of Sputnik Planitia may hint at the presence of a subsurface ocean on Pluto.
Subsurface Ocean on Pluto is Best Explanation for Findings by NASA's New Horizons The findings suggest other large objects in the Kuiper belt may also have liquid oceans beneath frozen shells.
Strange Weather: Possible Clouds Discovered on Pluto "We're excited about the exploration ahead for New Horizons, and also about what we are still discovering from Pluto flyby data"
Pluto May Have a Buried Ocean By studying Pluto's famous "heart," researchers discovered that there may be an ocean layer of at least 100 kilometers (62 miles) below Pluto's surface.
Scientists Have Made the First Detections of X-Rays From Pluto "Prior to Pluto, the most distant solar system body with detected X-ray emission was Saturn's rings and disk."
Astronomers Have Discovered a Moon Hiding Deep in Our Solar System This moon has been obscured for more than 10 years.