Today, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially defined the word “planet” and, in doing so, redefined our solar system by downgrading Pluto’s status from “planet” to “dwarf planet”. In ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The year was 2015. After traveling billions and billions of miles through the Erebus, New Horizons encounters the boatman, and the ...
If you’ve ever wanted to explore the Solar System, Google has got you covered. They’ve just released an awesome new set of maps that lets you zoom in on a variety of planets, dwarf planets, and moons.
GLEN ROCK, NJ - Did you know NASA has been exploring Pluto and its surrounding moons? Men from the Activities Club learned of this exploration at their March meeting. NASA Ambassador Michael Greene ...
Pluto was downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union. The main reason for Pluto's demotion is that it's not able to "clear its orbit of debris." Other ...
This post was updated April 2 at 8:41 p.m. April Fools’ Day or not, “Big Planet Energy” radiated throughout Bruin Plaza as a few dozen Pluto TV staff and community members celebrated the streaming ...
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft conducted the first and only flyby of the Pluto system, culminating at the closest approach of ...