In 1994, astronomers using the Hubble Telescope provided an important close-up view of Pluto. Hubble captured what was, at the time, the most detailed image of the dwarf planet.

Over the past decade, researchers have been puzzling through Pluto’s mysteries. Meanwhile, the New Horizons probe heads for interstellar space.

The new images reveal substantial differences from how Pluto looked when Hubble examined it in 1994. Pluto has gotten redder, and the northern hemisphere has brightened as the south has darkened.

Hubble captured the images using one of its wide-field cameras earlier this month. As you can see from the above image, we're unable to glean a lot about Pluto from Hubble's images.

Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says Grundy. Or you could visit a local observatory and use one of their ...

The latest images of Pluto, computer reconstructions of multiple images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, show a mottled surface of charcoal, deep orange and white that changes more dramatically ...

Sure, Pluto received a bit of a demotion when its status as a planet was called into question a few years ago, but that doesn’t mean it stopped giving scientists reasons to study it. And thanks ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a tiny fourth moon orbiting the distant icy dwarf planet Pluto, NASA said on Wednesday. The space telescope was searching for rings ...

The latest images of Pluto, computer reconstructions of multiple images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, show a mottled surface of charcoal, deep orange and white that changes more dramatically ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe have teamed up to image the ice giant Uranus, which will help inform future direct imaging of exoplanets.

WASHINGTON -- Spurned Pluto is changing its looks, donning more rouge in its complexion and altering its iceball surface here and there. Newly released Hubble Space Telescope photos show the ...