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Pluto's Doppelganger? Latest interplanetary research

Astronomers have made a detailed analysis of the dwarf planet Eris, located at the edge of our solar system. The findings indicate that Eris has very similar dimensions and physical features to Pluto. The news represents a major astronomical discovery.

In the Media by Tim Sandle

Stripped of planet-hood, Pluto still interesting to NASA

Even before the defamation that comes with being stripped of planet-hood, scientists launched the New Horizons expedition to Pluto, and today marks a couple of very special anniversaries.

In the Media by Dustin Bruce - 1 comment

Fourth Pluto moon found

A fourth moon has been discovered orbiting Pluto, NASA announced on Wednesday. The discovery was made using the Hubble Space Telescope.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 2 comments

Hubble takes first pics of Pluto’s surface

Pluto is cute. It’s an elegant little gold and black ball, and even if it’s no longer called a planet, I’d like to adopt it. Hubble took four years to put these pictures together, and they’re fuzzy but intriguing.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 1 comment

Woman Who Named Pluto at 11, Dies at 90

Planets are named after mythological gods, not Disney dogs, and to her dying day at age 90, Venetia Burney Phair of Epson, England, insisted she did not come up with the name “Pluto” because of Disney’s cartoon dog.

In the Media by Sandy Sand - 5 comments

Op-Ed: Pluto should get back its planetary status, claim astronomers

A debate being led by many senior space scientists and NASA experts on whether Pluto should be given back its' status of the the ninth planet in the solar system turns controversial.

In the Media by Vinay Chand - 2 comments

'Non-Planet' Pluto gets demoted to a new class Plutoid

First, scientists said Pluto is not a planet anymore, and now they say it belongs to a very different class called “Plutoid.”

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 1 comment

Water inside Pluto’s moon Charon- an ocean of antifreeze

Pluto may not be a “planet” any more, and its orbit is at a different angle, and its surface is cryogenic. Nevertheless, it’s springing a few surprises. Water under the surface, an underground ocean, no less, and some new chemistry to go with it.

In the Media by Paul Wallis

Pluto probe swings by Jupiter

A small spacecraft en route to Pluto flew past Jupiter early on Wednesday, picking up enough speed from the giant planet's gravity field to shave three years off what would have been a 12-year voyage.

In the Media by Aaron Robson - 1 comment

Pluto bound space probe heads for jupiter

Less than a year after leaving Earth, a spacecraft bound for Pluto is approaching Jupiter for a six-month series of observations. New Horizons lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Jan. 19 for a nine-year voyage to Pluto. T...

In the Media by kux

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