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

Upon the discovery of its existence in 1930, Pluto enjoyed decades of special status as one of the solar system's planets. Then, in the summer of 2006, Pluto was demoted.

A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system. The object—which orbits out beyond Neptune—has been named "2017 OF201" by the ...

They did, and the discovery of Planet X was announced on March 13, 1930. An 11-year-old English schoolgirl, Venetia Burney, ... 3 - Pluto is covered by a thin, blue soot-like haze.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), operated by NASA, has uncovered intriguing new details about Charon—Pluto’s largest ...

Pluto's status has been a heated debate for decades with arguing over a dwarf planet classification. Here's what international standards say in 2023.

OF201, the object belongs to the same all-star family as Pluto: dwarf planets. Its diameter, roughly 435 miles (700 km), is half Pluto’s, ...

Pluto may not be a planet any more, ... Pluto, discovered in 1930, ... The planet appears as a small, star-like point.

Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. ... it was deemed large enough to be considered a planet. You may like ... New dwarf planet discovered beyond the orbit of Neptune; ...

After all, it was the first planet discovered in the new world, and America needed the win in 1930. ... like Jim Christie, who discovered [Pluto's moon] Charon in the 1970s. ...