Though technically not a planet, it has as rich geology as any of its planetary siblings in the solar system A color-enhanced photo of Pluto that was captured by the New Horizons spacecraft in ...
The changing faces of Pluto| The predominant color of Pluto's surface is thought to result from ultraviolet radiation from the distant Sun breaking down methane on the planet's surface, leaving a dark ...
Scientists have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the frozen surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, using data from the James Webb Space Telescope. This marks the first discovery of ...
Astronomers were comfortable with those classifications even when Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. But that new planet was a stretch — it had a really wonky orbit and was far smaller than the ...
After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...
Things have been a mess since Pluto's demotion. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) voted on the definition of a planet. Famously, Pluto no longer met the criteria and was demoted ...
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