On August 24, 2006, Pluto ceased to be considered a planet. A mixture of rock and ice located in the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. This demotion ...

It's strange orbit means that, for a few years at a time, Pluto's orbit overlaps with Neptune's. This brings Pluto closer to Earth than Neptune, the eighth planet from the sun.

The debate over Pluto’s planetary status has been ongoing since its reclassification as a “dwarf planet” in 2006 by the ...

Earth has a newly-discovered neighbor in the solar system. But the heavenly body – possibly a dwarf planet à la Pluto – isn't a frequent visitor. Located beyond Neptune, its extreme orbit ...

On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto wasn't a planet anymore. Instead, Pluto is ...

Pluto, once considered the ninth planet of our solar system, has been a topic of intrigue since its reclassification as a ...

2017 OF 201 was initially spotted at a distance of 90.5 astronomical units, more than twice Pluto's orbital distance of about 40 astronomical units. Its orbit is an extreme ellipse, bringing it in ...