On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, ...
Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.
“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...
Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...
Today: On Feb. 18, 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, at that time classified as the ninth planet.
Today brings a mix of energy and shifts, offering moments of reflection and progress in work, career, and personal growth.
Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Discover the real reason behind Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet and the science that led to this change.
Hitting one million points can be a tough task if you haven't been playing Balatro for a while. Fortunately, these seeds will ...
According to a recent YouGov poll, 35% of Americans think Pluto is not a planet. But they are all wrong—kind of. To get to ...
Throughout February, these six planets may be seen across the sky at night, as they were in January. But, later in the month, you have the chance to see the planets joined by Mercury, creating an ...
The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...
Eight billion miles (14 billion kilometers) from Earth, at the solar system’s ragged edge, lies Eris — a planet-sized oddball of a world that emerged unexpectedly from the darkness 20 years ago.