Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...

Astronomers Push to Redefine ‘Planet’—but Pluto Is Still Left Out A broadened definition of what constitutes a planet will be proposed next month, one that would include planets existing ...

Pluto lost its "official" planet status over a decade ago, but fans of the solar system's underdog are still rooting for it. And NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is one of them.

It May Not Be a Planet, but Pluto's Still a Rock Star A year ago this month, Pluto lost its status as a planet: The International Astronomical Union modified the definition of the term, ...

Pluto is still, legally, a planet — in New Mexico. "Pluto is Missing! A Not-so-Planetary Musical," created by Bergenfield native Chris Mann, played at the People's Improv Theater in New York in ...

Sure, Pluto received a bit of a demotion when its status as a planet was called into question a few years ago, but that doesn’t mean it stopped giving scientists reasons to study it. And thanks ...

Over the past decade, researchers have been puzzling through Pluto’s mysteries. Meanwhile, the New Horizons probe heads for interstellar space.

Poor Pluto was declassified from being a planet in our solar system to just a humble dwarf planet 13 year ago. Despite it being over a decade since this decision was made, the topic is still hotly ...

On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, whether you call it a planet or not.

Sorry Pluto, You Still Aren’t a Planet A new test for planetary status leaves the diminutive world and its dwarf planet kin out of the family portrait. Maya Wei-Haas - Reporter.

On February 18, 1930, Tombaugh found Pluto. It was the first planet discovered by an American, ... These are the building blocks of planets, and they are still around for us to examine.