NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made history by flying past Pluto, sending back groundbreaking data that would change our ...

The complex geology of Pluto also tells us about the early solar system. The surface of the planet was documented by NASA’s New Horizons mission, which flew by in 2015.

There are currently no other explanations for the effects that we see, nor for the myriad other P9-induced effects we see on ...

A tiny object far beyond Pluto, newly discovered by the Subaru Telescope, could reshape our understanding of the early Solar System. Named 2023 KQ14, this rare “sednoid” follows an unusual orbit that ...

This episode, he also lays out his case for Pluto — and many other objects in the solar system — to be considered a planet.This episode is part of Short Wave's space camp series about all the ...

Early observations of the planets revealed worlds far different from Earth, demonstrating that the universe was far more ...

Once the quirky underdog of our solar system, Pluto held planetary status until 2006, when it got a cosmic demotion that still stings space fans. Discovered in 1930, Pluto was the ninth planet for ...

It’s the solar system’s only binary planet system, even though Charon isn’t technically a planet, he said. Pluto, too, is no longer considered a full planet.

Leading astronomers declare that Pluto is no longer a planet, shrinking the solar system from nine planets to eight. Pluto was discovered in 1930.

In the cold, distant reaches of the Solar System, far beyond Pluto, astronomers have just identified what could be a new dwarf planet. It's called 2017 OF 201, a rock that appears to be some 700 ...

Summary "Orbiting at the edge of the outer Solar System, Pluto is an intriguing object in astronomy. Since the fascinating events surrounding its discovery, it has helped increase our understanding of ...