"Pluto was found really close to where Lowell ... provided a much-needed source of inspiration. "It had such a cultural ...

When Denton and her colleagues simulated a collision including the structural properties of Pluto and Charon, they were better able to determine the impact momentum exchanged between both bodies ...

What Pluto can teach us about planets and our solar system : Short Wave Pluto hasn't been a planet for almost 20 years. In the early 2000s, scientists discovered several objects of a similar size ...

The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe. Clyde Tombaugh didn't set out to discover Pluto when he sent his ...