For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...

Pluto isn’t considered a planet because it lacks enough gravity to clear its orbit, not just because of its distance. Despite receiving less than 1% of Earth’s sunlight, Pluto is still surprisingly ...

Five planets are retrograde in summer 2025: Pluto, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury and Uranus. Astrologically, that means in for a ...

Pluto was discovered in 1930 in Arizona, but in 2006 scientists decided to cut Pluto from the planetary line up. Here is why Pluto isn't a planet.

Almost 10 years ago, a NASA spacecraft was able to take several photos of Pluto, known for decades as a planet before it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Here's how Pluto won - and lost - its planetary status.

It confirmed the tiny planet harbored an ocean beneath its thick, icy shell. When did Pluto stop being a planet, and why? Pluto was always in a tough spot when it came to being a planet.

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.

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 the bottom of whether Pluto is a planet, I tracked down planetary ...

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, Pluto, our petit power planet of death, reckoning, descent, and dissent, is moving into the fixed airs of Aquarius, where it will rule and reign until 2043.

Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. So why is its status still so controversial today?