Pluto Images From Space

Pluto was discovered 95 years ago. Where you can view the non-planet in Michigan

Pluto may not be a planet any more, but you still have a chance to see the distant dwarf planet at one of Michigan's observatories.

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The tiny planet-not-planet that could: Pluto was discovered 95 years ago today

Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short life of what was, for a single human lifetime, the solar system's smallest planet. Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, an American astronomer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff.

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The short, uneventful life of Pluto as a planet

Here's what to know about the short life of what was, for a single human lifetime, the solar system's smallest planet. Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, an American astronomer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff,

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Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of 'termination shock'

NASA's New Horizons Pluto probe is gearing up to cross the "termination shock," an exotic boundary in the outer solar system, ...

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What Makes Pluto So Intriguing

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

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NASA’s Webb Space Telescope reveals ancient surface of Pluto and other celestial bodies for the first time

Scientists at NASA for the first time have been able to observe the make up of Pluto and other small and icy celestial bodies ...

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Pluto in Focus: From Pixelated Smudge to Stunning, Geology-Rich World

These images redefined our understanding of atmospheric processes on small, cold worlds. Our understanding of Pluto expanded tremendously. Telescopes can get you a long way, but sending a space ...

NASA’s Webb Just Found Something Unexpected Beyond Neptune

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

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In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...

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