For decades, our solar system was thought to have nine planets, with Pluto considered the smallest and farthest. But in 2006, Pluto was officially reclassified as a dwarf planet by the ...

Does our Solar System have 9 planets or only 8? Astronomers have gone back and forth on that a lot, with Pluto now being classified as a dwarf planet. However, out beyond Neptune there could be ...

Our solar system used to have nine planets. Astronomer Mike Brown, also known as “the man who killed Pluto,” said he got hate mail from kids and obscene calls at 3 a.m. for years after his ...

Science on a Sphere - With our 5-foot hanging sphere, students will discover the similarities and differences of various planets, moons, and other objects in our Solar System. Science through Shadows ...

NARRATOR: Our solar system is home to eight planets, near-perfect spheres spinning through the darkness of space. But the more we explore, the more weird and wonderful worlds we discover.

Found deep in the Kuiper Belt, Eris is the icy world that, when it was discovered in January 2005, threw Pluto 's status in the solar system into crisis. Just 44 kilometers (27 miles) smaller than ...

Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, researchers say. The possibility that an additional planet may be hidden far into the solar ...