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 ...

A new formation theory for Pluto's moon Charon could explain why Pluto is geologically active. Illustration incorporates NASA New Horizons terrain imagery. Pluto — demoted to dwarf planets status in ...

Things have been a mess since Pluto's demotion. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union ...

The year was 2015. After traveling billions and billions of miles through the Erebus, New Horizons encounters the boatman, and the somber lord of the departed. The spacecraft could have been called ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill making Pluto the official state planet. It was discovered at an observatory in Arizona, but was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006. Arizona Governor Katie ...

February 7, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google We are less than two weeks away from the 95th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto, the ice-caked, rocky ...