The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.

Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short ...

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

Pluto may not be a planet any more, but you still have a chance to see the distant dwarf planet at one of Michigan's ...

Filmmaker Adam Nemoy helps celebrate the 90th anniversary of Pluto's discovery this month at the 6th annual 'I Heart Pluto' ...

According to a recent YouGov poll, 35% of Americans think Pluto is not a planet. But they are all wrong—kind of. To get to the bottom of whether Pluto is a planet, I tracked down planetary scientist ...

They did, and the discovery of Planet X was announced on March 13, 1930. An 11-year-old English schoolgirl, Venetia Burney, suggested the name Pluto, the god of the underworld. Tombaugh’s ...

For decades, Pluto was celebrated as the ninth planet of our solar system. However, in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefined what constitutes a planet, leading to Pluto’s ...

Pluto in Aquarius 2025: read on to learn more about what the planet of death in the sign of the water bearer has in store for the collective this year. artefacti - stock.adobe.com Let’s talk ...

Whereas a moon usually orbits a planet, both Pluto and Charon orbit a point in ... Keith Cooper is a freelance science journalist and editor in the United Kingdom, and has a degree in physics ...

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...