Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky.

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 ...

Viewed in this longer context, the previously modern idea of having nine planets, which came about in the 1960s and lasted only until 2006, was a blip on the screen. And if you are still a Pluto ...

Saturn is here for the aesthetic ... Pluto is the forgotten ex who keeps showing up to the same parties. Dwarfed, downgraded, and yet refusing to fade into obscurity. Iconic behavior. Each planet ...