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Pluto, officially a dwarf planet, has surprising complexity on its surface. While certainly a world, not everyone agrees it is a planet.
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.
Pluto was discovered in 1930 in Arizona, but in 2006 scientists decided to cut Pluto from the planetary line up. Here is why Pluto isn't a planet.
Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. So why is its status still so controversial today?
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), operated by NASA, has uncovered intriguing new details about Charon—Pluto’s largest moon—including the presence of ...
If you answered "Pluto's planethood," your grasp of the astronomical is excellent. Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet.
Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. So why is its status still so controversial today?
Pluto was reclassified from a planet to a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union because it did not meet all three criteria of their updated definition of a planet.
The RTL-SDR dongles get most of the love from people interested in software-defined radio, but the Pluto is also a great option, too. [FromConceptToCircuit] shares code to turn one of these radios … ...
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) famously demoted Pluto to a dwarf planet. Things have been a bit of a mess since then — so is it time to redefine the planet?
The astronomers at Lowell Observatory in Arizona are showing Pluto some love on the 95th anniversary of its discovery, regardless of whether we call it a planet or not.