NASA’s most recent photos of Pluto, captured by the New Horizons spacecraft, have revealed some of the most intriguing and ...

Almost 20 years after Pluto was infamously downgraded from its status as a planet, scientists now believe they have ...

The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

The newly discovered object, named 2017 OF201, has a 25,000-year orbit and is believed to be a large contender for dwarf ...

There’s a new frozen oddball orbiting the Sun, and it’s not your average space rock. It’s a planet—a minor one, to be ...

Pluto, discovered in 1930 ... redefined the criteria for planet classification.According to NASA, an object must meet the following three conditions to be classified as a planet: It must orbit ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has once again made headlines, but this time it is not about space exploration or groundbreaking technological advancements. Instead, Musk has joined forces with Hollywood ...

and potential subsurface oceans—proving that Pluto is an active and dynamic world, regardless of its classification. Though no longer officially a planet, Pluto continues to be a key focus of ...

the International Astronomical Union stripped it of its original classification, after narrowing the definition of a planet to be one that clears its orbit with its gravitational heft. Pluto doesn ...

The demotion of Pluto to dwarf planet classification incited heated debate among scientists, as well as everyday space lovers around the world, including kids learning about the solar system in ...