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Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later
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
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'
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
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
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)
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.
Supervolcano eruption on Pluto hints at hidden ocean beneath the surface
After analyzing some New Horizons images of Pluto, scientists found a supervolcano likely erupted on the planet as recently as a few million years ago.
Pluto: Everything you need to know about the dwarf planet
Reference Pluto was once considered the ninth planet in the solar system, it was demoted in 2006 to dwarf planet status. We explore this icy body in more detail here.
