On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, ...

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Here's how Pluto won - and lost - its planetary status.

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.

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 ...

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

February 18th has been a significant date throughout history, marking a variety of events that have shaped the world. In a ...

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

Pluto was once the ninth planet of our solar system, until scientists reclassified it in 2006, sparking outrage and debate.

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Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar ... Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System ...

On Feb. 18, 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, at that time classified as the ninth planet.