Last year, Pluto was deemed by the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union to be unworthy of planet status. But on Jan. 5, Pluto got even when it was named "2006 Word of the Year ...

Pluto is finally getting some respect — not from astronomers, but from wordsmiths. "Plutoed" was chosen 2006's Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society at its annual meeting Friday. To ...

When I am asked directly if I think Pluto is a planet, I tell everyone my answer is no. It all goes back to the origin of the word “planet.” It comes from the Greek phrase for “wandering ...

“Pluto is like a planet embryo,” said Robert Fesen, an astronomy professor at Dartmouth College. “It’s the original material of the solar system, in a state that is far closer to its ...

Pluto is finally getting some respect – from wordsmiths - after "Plutoed" was chosen 2006 Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society at its annual meeting on Friday.

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.