Pluto's mesosphere is found between 20 kilometers and 40 kilometers (12.4 to 24.9 miles) high and reaches a maximum temperature of minus 163 degrees Celsius (110 Kelvin/minus 262 degrees ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed that Pluto’s ethereal, bluish haze represents "a new kind of climate”. Dick Van Dyke’s wife shares statement after actor ...

Key takeaways The haze particles that dominate Pluto’s atmosphere—such as nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide—control the atmosphere’s energy balance as the particles are heated and cooled. This ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), operated by NASA, has uncovered intriguing new details about Charon—Pluto’s largest moon—including the presence of previously undetected surface chemicals. This ...

The findings came from a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge who studied data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to find molecules in the atmosphere of a planet known as K2-18b.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered that a hazy sky over frozen Pluto is helping to cool the dwarf planet's atmosphere, while at the same time giving methane and other organic ...