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New Pluto mission could uncover dwarf planet's hidden ocean — if the 'queen of the underworld' gets to fly
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
A conceptual mission known as "Persephone" could explore Pluto and its moons for 50 years — if it ever gets funded and approved.

An icy supervolcano on Pluto may have erupted millions of years ago, leaving a massive crater on the frozen world.
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The caldera may have blasted out its cryomagma in a single explosive event, or it may have spread its eruptions over time.

Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later
By John Loeffler published
On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, whether you call it a planet or not.

Clyde Tombaugh: The astronomer who discovered Pluto
By Nola Taylor Tillman last updated
Reference From farm boy to cosmic pioneer: The life and legacy of Clyde Tombaugh.

How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss'
By Robert Lea published
Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago.

We could float effortlessly in Pluto's subsurface ocean
By Rahul Rao published
A subsurface ocean of liquid water may exist beneath Pluto's nitrogen ice, according to an analysis of data collected by NASA's New Horizons probe.

Pluto's heart-shaped scar may offer clues to the frozen world's history
By Rahul Rao published
How Pluto's Sputnik Planitia formed remains unknown, but researchers have imagined a body about the size of Switzerland crashing into Pluto at a shallow angle.

Pluto TV will rally to make Pluto a planet again on April 1 (it's no joke)
By Tariq Malik published
Pluto may have lost its status as a full-fledged planet in 2006, but that doesn't mean it's a joke of a world this April Fools' Day and the folks behind Pluto TV want to make that clear.
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