Suddenly, the future looks dim for much-maligned Pluto, which is smaller than Earth's moon. Its underdog status has inspired scores of tributes, including one by New York folk singer Christine ...

In a stunning reversal of fortune, it now seems likely that Pluto will lose its title of planet. Astronomers have been debating for years whether Pluto should count as a planet. On the one hand ...

several scientists are making a new case for returning Pluto to its former planetary status. The new definition of the word “planet,” however, would not only promote Pluto, but over 100 ...

When he took the stage to accept the award, Stern alluded to the fact that Pluto had been demoted by an international astronomical organization to "dwarf planet" status. "All I can say to that ...

Pluto and the more distant dwarf planets fail to meet this criterion. If Pluto were to keep its planetary status, those dwarf planets would also need to be classified planets. While astronomers ...

For Pluto TV, it’s everything. Next Monday, April 1, the free streaming service from Paramount, will be staging a rally to push for its namesake’s planetary status to be restored on its 10 ...

Pluto may have lost its status as a full-fledged planet in 2006, but that doesn't mean it's a joke of a world this April Fools' Day and the folks behind Pluto TV want to make that clear.

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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Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Here's how Pluto won - and lost - its planetary status.