The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.

"The data from the termination shock encounter will be a treasure trove for space physicists worldwide who are eager to ...

Pluto may not be a planet any more, but you still have a chance to see the distant dwarf planet at one of Michigan's ...

Pluto was once the ninth planet of our solar system, until scientists reclassified it in 2006, sparking outrage and debate.

Whether Pluto is officially a planet is the least interesting thing about the runt of the solar system, astronomers will tell you 95 years after the discovery of the fascinating and sometimes ...

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short ...

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Here's how Pluto won - and lost - its planetary status.

Scientists at NASA for the first time have been able to observe the make up of Pluto and other small and icy celestial bodies ...

February 18th has been a significant date throughout history, marking a variety of events that have shaped the world. In a ...

Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario ... offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The ...

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.