Astronomers find evidence of a possible ninth planet beyond Neptune, reigniting the debate about the formation of the Solar ...

I blame the Pluto people for that. (This is what a debate among astronomers talking ... Maybe let’s start with the criteria for planet status. Philip Metzger: In 2006, the IAU decided, number ...

Elon Musk, under the username "Kekius Maximus," has joined William Shatner in advocating for Pluto's reclassification as a ...

The major planet roster has changed over the years, but Pluto is still beloved by the science community and regularly makes headlines. In July 2022, the National Aeronautics and Space ...

Pluto, humanity's favorite dwarf planet, is getting some high-profile allies. "Star Trek" actor William Shatner wants to use ...

In a 2014 debate at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center ... astronomers voted to “demote” Pluto to dwarf planet status. These were astronomers at the meeting, not planetary scientists — a ...

On July 11, 2012, a fifth moon, Styx, was discovered (with an estimated width of 6 miles or 10 km), further fueling the debate about Pluto's status as a planet. The leading hypothesis for the ...

The next major discovery did not occur until 1930, when American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh (while working at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona) discovered Pluto and its largest moon Charon.

This story is part of Short Wave's series Space Camp about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe. Check out the rest of the series. If you were born in the last century you ...

Best things to do if you're staying in town Pluto is Arizona's official state planet Regardless of the debate about its status, Pluto is Arizona's official state planet. In March 2024, Arizona Gov.