Latest about Pluto
Pluto lost its "official" planet status over a decade ago, but fans of the solar system's underdog are still rooting for it. And NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is one of them.
Buried oceans like the one sloshing beneath the icy surface of the Jupiter moon Europa may be far more common across the cosmos than scientists had imagined.
A friendly debate about Pluto's planethood yesterday (April 29) ended in an informal vote that came down in favor of reinstating the dwarf planet's status.
Ever since Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet in 2006, the debate over its planethood has raged on. Tonight, April 26, you can watch that debate online.
Researchers have noted a distinct dearth of small craters on Pluto and its largest moon, Charon.
A spacecraft orbiting the dwarf planet could use Pluto's moon Charon to make important orbital changes.
Scientists have spent 12 years arguing over how to classify Pluto, and a recently published paper offers a new — but surprisingly old — reason for restoring the object's planetary status.
