A decade after Pluto was demoted, the first fly-by team has a radical proposal to restore its former status, resurrecting the biggest battle in space. The fight over Pluto is much bigger than one ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft conducted the first and only flyby of the Pluto system, culminating at the closest approach of that distant world in July 2015. Sailing onward, the probe carried out ...

New research showcasing the dramatic topography of Pluto and its moon Charon should help scientists better guess what forces have shaped them. The New Horizons spacecraft flew past the two bodies ...

Pluto's brightest spots reflect 100 percent of light, making them among the most reflective spots observed. That light may need to fight its way through cloud cover to reach the surface of Pluto ...

It’s been 18 years since Pluto’s celestial status was called into question—yet the matter seems far from settled. We asked experts from both sides to make their case. This 2015 NASA image of ...

Leslie and Eliot Young have spent their lives studying Pluto. Now they are gearing up for the biggest event of their careers. In a spare conference room in Boulder, Colorado, planetary scientists ...

Pluto and its discoverer play key roles in "Percival's Planet," a novel that weaves a fictional tale around historical and scientific facts from 80 years ago.. That's not the way Michael Byers ...