NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Pluto that is inserted beneath the Short Wave logo. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the ...

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Discovered in 1930 at the Lowell Observatory, Pluto was demoted as a planet in 2006. Some want President Trump to take action ...

Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. This video explains the scientific reasoning behind its demotion, the IAU’s strict criteria for planet status, and why Pluto remains fascinating ...

Everything you know about Pluto is probably wrong. Just ask a kid. Kids are much more up-to-date with knowledge about space and dinosaurs and other cool stuff we grown-ups haven’t read about in … well ...

Once the quirky underdog of our solar system, Pluto held planetary status until 2006, when it got a cosmic demotion that still stings space fans. Discovered in 1930, Pluto was the ninth planet for ...

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For many people, the definition of a planet was only made clear in 2006, when the spunky world Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet. Now, a team of astronomers is pushing for “planet” ...

Hundreds of people who love the little planet that was dissed, gather every year in the Arizona town where Pluto was discovered. They celebrate scientific discovery, history and our solar system’s ...

A new formation theory for Pluto's moon Charon could explain why Pluto is geologically active. Illustration incorporates NASA New Horizons terrain imagery. Pluto — demoted to dwarf planets status in ...

NASA chief Jared Issacman appears to be among those who support Pluto being reclassified as a planet. Could President Trump ...

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