At this time next year, NASA's probe New Horizons will fly by the planet-like object Pluto and discover more about the icy ball. The last time scientists reached for a major solar system body was ...
Pluto. Elements of this image furnished by NASA/Getty Images When the International Astronomical Union announced in 2006 that Pluto was being demoted from its status as the Sun’s ninth planet, many ...
New research suggests Pluto may have had a “kiss” with its largest moon billions of years ago in a harmless collision. The report, published in “Nature Geoscience,” describes how the minuscule dwarf ...
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Why Pluto could be reclassified as a planet again
The debate over Pluto’s planetary status has been ongoing since its reclassification as a “dwarf planet” in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Recent discussions and new scientific ...
Though technically not a planet, it has as rich geology as any of its planetary siblings in the solar system Shi En Kim - Reporter A color-enhanced photo of Pluto that was captured by the New Horizons ...
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