The potential volcanoes were spied near Pluto’s south pole, in images taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft during its July flyby.

It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

Light from Pluto’s moon Charon illuminated the dwarf planet’s farside offering clues about how nitrogen cycles between its surface and its atmosphere.

It may have demoted to a dwarf planet but this image shows that Pluto continues to confound and surprise scientists.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Wow. That's what we have to say about this incredible new photo of Pluto's north pole that NASA just released: The New Horizons spacecraft ...

One of the dominating features on Pluto's largest moon Charon, its red polar cap, could be Pluto's own frozen atmosphere, captured and preserved, scientists say.

OK, Pluto might not be a planet anymore (it's now a dwarf planet for those living under a rock for the last decade), but it's still stunning.

Check out the best images yet of the dwarf planet Pluto. The moving images of Pluto and its Texas-sized moon Charon you see below were taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which has spent nine ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has spotted a strange dark patch at the pole of Pluto's big moon Charon, further whetting researchers' appetites ahead of the probe's epic flyby of the dwarf planet ...

But that’s not all: After New Horizons zooms by Pluto, it will swivel around and take a look at the planet’s south pole, which we haven’t seen yet.

NASA's New Horizons mission is kicking off its climactic month of July with amazing views that clearly show Pluto's black spots and Charon's dark pole.

It was one of the most ambitious missions for NASA since the turn of the century, with photos reshaping what scientists know ...