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View of Pluto sent from New Horizons spacecraft on July 7, 2015
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From Pluto, with love
Published July 9, 2015 Video
New Horizons spacecraft captures detailed images of Pluto ahead of July 14 close-up
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See how far New Horizons has traveled
Published July 8, 2015 Video
Almost 10 years after it launched, spacecraft will sail past the most distant known planetary body in the solar system
Transmission repair
Contact with New Horizons restored
Published July 6, 2015 Video
Communications with distant spacecraft briefly interrupted, but mission remains on track for July 14 Pluto flyby
Moon mission
APL instruments to explore Europa
Published May 28, 2015
Jupiter moon's saltwater ocean might harbor conditions that could support life, scientists say
Crash ending
Messenger goes out with a bang
Published May 1, 2015
Mission ends as spacecraft launched in 2004 crashes into Mercury's surface
Messenger spacecraft orbits Mercury
Crash course
Last days of Messenger
Published March 19, 2015
With end to historic mission in sight, spacecraft marks four years in Mercury orbit
Ice pics
First look at Mercury ice
Published Oct 16, 2014
NASA Messenger provides optical images of frozen materials permanently shadowed near planet's north pole
Moon dance
Pluto satellite spotted
Published Aug 13, 2014 Video
New Horizons snaps historic photos of Pluto's largest moon in motion
Crash course
Last days of Messenger
Published June 19, 2014
APL scientists extend spacecraft's life by modifying its orbit around Mercury
Carina, Carina
Published Summer 2014
The Hubble Madness tournament stacked out-of-this-world photographs against one another. See the winner here. / Johns Hopkins Magazine