COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – Each year on Feb. 18, a whole day is dedicated to the former planet Pluto. Pluto was once the ninth planet in the solar system, but striped of that title back in 2006. Now ...

Scientists announced the discovery of a new moon around Pluto today (July 11), bringing the dwarf planet's number of known satellites to five. The newfound Pluto moon was spotted by researchers using ...

Pluto is so far away from Earth that everything we know about it can be written down on a couple of 3 x 5 inch index cards. But Pluto will come into clearer focus in a few years' time, though, as NASA ...

For the better part of a century, we believed there were nine planets in our solar system, with Pluto being the farthest from the sun. Since the discovery of more Pluto-sized dwarf planets, that ...

Pluto has a thin atmosphere with a blue tint. Find out what else makes Pluto interesting. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by ...

WHAT'S IN A NAME? Pluto is also the name of the Greek god of the underworld. It was suggested by many people as a name for Planet X, but the credit was given to an 11-year-old girl from England.

In 2006, Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union. Here are some other interested things about Pluto from NASA. * Even though Pluto's temperature averages ...

NASA on Wednesday revealed images from the New Horizons spacecraft that flew by Pluto one day earlier.Images: NASA releases close-up images of Pluto"Yesterday, America's space program took another ...

Pluto's topography—including its massive heart-shaped feature—may influence its atmosphere more than researchers once thought. New research published this week suggests plumes of nitrogen that ...

A team of NASA scientists led by Alan Stern is redefining the makings of a planet, potentially ending Pluto's 11-year exile. Before Pluto makes its big comeback into planethood, check out five of the ...