Petite but potent, Pluto was named for the maiden-snatching, shadow-dwelling god of the underworld. 24K-Production – stock.adobe.com Petite but potent, Pluto was discovered in 1930.

Pluto, the Roman god of death, holds a significant role in Roman mythology, analogous to the Greek god Hades. As ruler of the underworld, Pluto governs the realm of the deceased, overseeing their ...

Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, an American astronomer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Cold, dark and distant, it was named after the Roman god of the underworld . In Greek ...