Pluto has become a beloved object in our solar system ever since the International Astronomical Union (IAU) reclassified it from a planet to a dwarf planet back in 2006 – a decision which has ...

In a thrilling development that challenges long-held assumptions about the outer reaches of our solar system, astronomers ...

A new dwarf planet, discovered beyond Neptune and described as Pluto's 'cousin,' could void the hypothesis of a Planet X in ...

Sea levels will rise — by metres, not centimetres — and the time to prepare is now. Drawing on ancient clues and the latest ...

A small team led by Sihao Cheng, Martin A. and Helen Chooljian Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural ...

Icy, faraway Pluto isn’t the loudest member of the solar system, but astrologically, it’s one of the most powerful. Like a cosmic psychologist and investigator all in one, Pluto operates on ...

But in 2006, Pluto’s planetary reign came to an end when the International Astronomical Union redefined what makes a planet. As a result, Pluto was reclassified as a “dwarf planet,” sparking ...

What was discovered in Flagstaff, Arizona, and killed off in Prague? If you answered "Pluto's planethood," your grasp of the astronomical is excellent. Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the ...

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Some 4.5 billion years ...

Pluto and Charon’s meet-cute may have started with a kiss. New computer simulations of the dwarf planet and its largest moon suggest that the pair got together in a “kiss-and-capture ...

Charon is the largest of Pluto’s five moons, with a radius more than half that of Pluto itself, but the question of how it came to orbit Pluto has puzzled astronomers. One prominent theory ...

Here's how your zodiac sign ... human collective," he says. "Pluto transits always bring great power to the areas that the zodiac sign rules, but often to an extreme and destructive way," Thomas ...