New research suggests Pluto may have had a “kiss” with its largest moon billions of years ago in a harmless collision. The report, published in “Nature Geoscience,” describes how the minuscule dwarf ...
Nearly four years after Pluto lost its official planet status, the confusion on how to treat the distant, downgraded neighbor remains in orbit. In classrooms that haven't ordered new textbooks since ...
The debate over Pluto’s planetary status has been ongoing since its reclassification as a “dwarf planet” in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Recent discussions and new scientific ...