Samantha Lawler, Assistant professor, Astronomy, University of Regina "Why does it matter if Pluto is a planet or a dwarf planet? Because for me it just makes it more confusing in our solar system.

For kids like 10-year-old Leila Boser, Pluto is not forgotten, it’s just a little bit different. When asked what Pluto is, she replied correctly that it’s a “dwarf planet”—the new ...

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto to one of dozens of dwarf planets. After its discovery in 1930, Pluto was declared the ninth planet in our solar system and quickly ...

A new dwarf planet, discovered beyond Neptune and described as Pluto's 'cousin,' could void the hypothesis of a Planet X in ...

Although the photo does show Pluto, the colors within it appear to have been enhanced. On May 20, 2024, X account @MAstronomers posted a colorful image of a celestial object and claimed it showed ...

The newly discovered object, named 2017 OF201, has a 25,000-year orbit and is believed to be a large contender for dwarf ...

This means Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet rather than a major planet like its formerly assumed siblings. Dwarf planets are smaller planets that do not meet all three categories of a planet.

If Earth rode the same orbital highway as Pluto, it too would be a dwarf planet. In fact, we live on a geological body that, if playing on a remote solar-system playground, would be constantly ...

No no no, not that Pluto, this Pluto the planet, or should I say, the dwarf planet on august 24th 2006. The ninth planet from the sun was *** officially demoted to *** dwarf planet by *** group of ...

Earth has a newly-discovered neighbor in the solar system. But the heavenly body – possibly a dwarf planet à la Pluto – isn't a frequent visitor. Located beyond Neptune, its extreme orbit ...