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A team of scientists wants Pluto classified as a planet again — along with dozens of similar bodies in the solar system and any found around distant stars. The call goes against a controversial ...

You know what a planet is, right? A big round thing that orbits a star. Uh, not so fast. You know what a planet is, right? A big round thing that orbits a star. Uh, not so fast. The surprisingly ...

NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine – a politician who’s probably seen one or two episodes of “Cosmos” – has officially declared Pluto a planet again. His reasoning: that’s the way he learned it in high school ...

Although Seeing in the Dark doesn't directly discuss Pluto, it does celebrate the joy of observing planets. Viewers who watch the show may wonder what happened to Pluto in 2006 and whether any of the ...

This image made available by NASA on Friday, July 24, 2015 shows a combination of images captured by the New Horizons spacecraft with enhanced colors to show differences in the composition and texture ...

Is Pluto a planet, as generations of schoolchildren learned? Or is it really a dwarf planet, as astronomy’s official governing body has determined? NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine says it’s the ...

Jim Bridenstine sticks by the dwarf planet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. "Just so you know, in my view, Pluto is a planet, and ...

Named after the Roman King of the underworld, Pluto has served as a surprising source of conflict in the astronomical community and for lovers of space everywhere. Growing up, I was taught in school ...

You sure that's not a planet? Okay, whatever you say. Sorry, not everybody gets to be a planet. I know, I know. It’s not fair. But life’s not fair either, so we ...

We discovered something: Pluto was different! Pluto was discovered because Neptune’s orbit showed an anomaly that indicated that there was something else out there. So they looked and eventually Clyde ...

If you’re still mourning the little ball of ice formerly known as the ninth planet from the sun, you’re not alone. NASA admin Jim Bridenstine misses Pluto, too. “In my view, Pluto is a planet,” he ...