Pluto’s most recognizable feature is the giant, heart-shaped area in its southern hemisphere. NASA’s New Horizons mission camera only photographed this Valentine shape in 2015. Where it came from and ...

A huge heart-shaped feature on the surface of Pluto has intrigued astronomers since NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured it in a 2015 image. Now, researchers think they have solved the mystery of ...

During its flyby of Pluto in 2015, NASA’s New Horizons mission captured a now iconic image of a heart-shaped feature on the dwarf planet. And new research about Pluto’s “frozen heart” has revealed ...

A 'beating heart' of frozen nitrogen controls Pluto's winds and may give rise to features on its surface, according to a new study. A "beating heart" of frozen nitrogen controls Pluto's winds and may ...

The mystery of how Pluto got a giant heart-shaped feature on its surface has finally been solved by an international team of astrophysicists. The team is the first to successfully reproduce the ...

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