NASA’s New Horizons made history by revealing the unseen face of Pluto, for centuries this icy world remained a mystery ...

On July 14, 2015, the New Horizons space probe came within 7,800 miles of Pluto, providing NASA scientists with the clearest photographs and most detailed measurements they've ever seen of the dwarf ...

It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

William Shatner wants Elon Musk to make Pluto a planet again On May 16, 2025, William Shatner took to X to express his thoughts on Pluto’s classification.

Pluto was discovered in 1930 in Arizona, but in 2006 scientists decided to cut Pluto from the planetary line up. Here is why Pluto isn't a planet.

Almost 10 years ago, a NASA spacecraft was able to take several photos of Pluto, known for decades as a planet before it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.

According to a recent YouGov poll, 35% of Americans think Pluto is not a planet. But they are all wrong—kind of. To get to the bottom of whether Pluto is a planet, I tracked down planetary ...

Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. So why is its status still so controversial today?

Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. So why is its status still so controversial today?

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) famously demoted Pluto to a dwarf planet. Things have been a bit of a mess since then — so is it time to redefine the planet?

Come on down to the underworld folks, we're talking Pluto. Named for the maiden-snatching, shadow-dwelling god of the underworld, the small but mighty planet Pluto is associated with sex, death ...