Twenty years after Pluto lost its planetary status, the debate continues as scientists still disagree over what defines a ...
Pluto lost its planethood for a very specific reason. Whether or not that’s a good reason depends on who you ask.
Picture a star, about half the sun’s mass shining with a dim red light. Lumbering around it on a 5,000-year orbit is a huge ...
A 24-year-old observatory assistant from the Midwest discovered Pluto. Clyde Tombaugh, born in 1906 in Streator, Illinois, ...
For most of the twentieth century, the outermost world in the classical planetary lineup was imagined as a dead, cratered ...
Those who supported Pluto’s demotion included Neil DeGrasse Tyson ...
Two decades ago, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet, sparking an enduring debate. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman ...
Twenty years after Pluto became a dwarf planet, people are still fighting over its status. Experts explain why the debate ...
M onday, August 24 marks the 20th anniversary of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) vote to adopt a formal definition ...
August marks 20 years since astronomers made one of the most controversial decisions in modern astronomy: Pluto was no longer ...