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Latest Discoveries About Pluto, the Dwarf Planet
Pluto, originally considered the ninth planet, was recently classified as a dwarf planet and is the least massive planet in the solar system.
A look at the robotic spacecraft currently send...
The Keck Observatory will be looking for more d...
One to 10 tiny, undiscovered moons could be cir...
This space wallpaper shows an artist’s impression of the surface of the distant dwarf planet Makemake.
Kansas farm boy Clyde Tombaugh looked to the stars and found a new planet.
Vote online to name two of Pluto's moons.
A brief rundown of the intrepid spacecraft currently sending data home from beyond Earth orbit.
The haze around Pluto can extend halfway to its moon Charon.
The dwarf planet Makemake is not quite the twin of Pluto once thought.
Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet status in 2006, joining Eris, Haumea, Makemake and Ceres. All the dwarf planets are tinier than Earth's moon.
See photos and illustrations of the distant icy dwarf planet Makemake.
The Dwarf Planet pass in front of a distant star (occulation) was witnessed from several locations in South America. Data from, European observatories in Chile shows it is not like Pluto as previously thought due to a lack of atmosphere.
The New Horizons spacecraft is expected to reach the dwarf planet Pluto in 2015
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The New Horizons probe will have to watch its step when it flies by Pluto in 2015.
See images and illustrations of the dwarf planet Pluto and its three — now FIVE! — moons.
Dwarf planets can have moons, too.
