A decade ago, poor Pluto got some unsettling news. It wasn't really a true planet, the International Astronomical Union said. Pluto was demoted to a more minor player in the solar system, a dwarf ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Pity poor Pluto. The puny former planet, which was discovered in 1930 by Streator native Clyde Tombaugh, is facing yet another indignity. Demoted from planethood a year ago into a ...

The same group that demoted Pluto from planet to dwarf two years ago has decided to honor it by giving its name to potentially thousands of similar objects at the edge of our solar system. The ...

Although Seeing in the Dark doesn't directly discuss Pluto, it does celebrate the joy of observing planets. Viewers who watch the show may wonder what happened to Pluto in 2006 and whether any of the ...

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 ...

The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

(Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated how far Pluto is from the sun. The correct number is 3.7 billion miles.) What was discovered in Flagstaff, Arizona, and killed off in Prague? If ...