In 2006, Pluto was demoted from planet to “dwarf planet”-a reclassification that satisfied astronomers who felt its mass was too small to be a true planet. However, many people who grew up ...

For the better part of a century, we believed there were nine planets in our solar system, with Pluto being the farthest from the sun. Since the discovery of more Pluto-sized dwarf planets, that ...

Other Pluto planet facts Here's what you need to know, according to Nasa... Pluto measures roughly 1,400 miles across, around half the width of the USA ...

Many of us harbor nostalgia for the days when Pluto was still classified as one of the solar system’s official planets, but its dwarf planet status didn’t make Pluto any less interesting ...

Pluto is one of the most mysterious bodies in our solar system, in part because the dwarf planet is so far away from Earth. Here are five strange facts about the former ninth planet in our solar ...

Pluto, the icy object at the end of our solar system, has endured a rocky road since it was discovered in 1930. From its honorable designation as the ninth planet to its demotion to a dwarf a ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. A kindergartener in 2005 and a kindergartener in 2006 would have learned very different facts about the number of planets in the solar system. 2006, of course, was ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – Each year on Feb. 18, a whole day is dedicated to the former planet Pluto. Pluto was once the ninth planet in the solar system, but striped of that title back in 2006. … ...

From its discovery on this day in 1930 until the 1990s, Pluto was riding high. It was generally considered the ninth and outermost planet orbiting the Sun. Sadly, facts began to intrude and Pluto ...

Fascinating facts about Pluto’s planet status. In 2006, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Photo Credit: NASA.

Pluto and Charon are often referred to as a "double planet." Pluto's other four moons are much smaller, less than 100 miles wide.

Pluto is so far away from Earth that everything we know about it can be written down on a couple of 3 x 5 inch index cards. But Pluto will come into clearer focus in a few years' time, though, as ...