In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god and ruler of the dead. For a return mission to the dwarf planet, Howett and her ...

Pluto, once considered the ninth planet, remains one of the most mysterious objects in our solar system. Its icy surface and ...

The caldera may have blasted out its cryomagma in a single explosive event, or it may have spread its eruptions over time.

New data from the James Webb telescope reveals that Pluto's strange atmospheric haze controls its climate, surprising ...

A mysterious crater on Pluto may not be the result of an ancient impact but rather the collapsed caldera of a massive icy ...

For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37.7 billion kilometers) away, light reflecting off Ammonite takes ...

New discoveries of objects in the Kuiper Belt have also presented challenges for the Planet Nine theory. The latest is known ...

Planet X or not, Pluto existed. Smaller than the Moon, but inhabiting the realm of the giant planets, it defied our notions regarding the architecture of the Solar System.

Pluto may have lost its status as a full-fledged planet in 2006, but that doesn't mean it's a joke of a world this April Fools' Day and the folks behind Pluto TV want to make that clear.

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, Pluto, our petite power planet of death, reckoning, descent, and dissent, is moving into the fixed airs of Aquarius, where it will rule and reign until 2043.

You grew up learning about the nine planets, then all of the sudden there’s eight." Pluto was discovered in 1930 by astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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 ...