Filmmaker Adam Nemoy helps celebrate the 90th anniversary of Pluto's discovery this month at the 6th annual 'I Heart Pluto' ...

Charon is the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, but calling it a ... Christy and the Discovery of Charon, Pluto's Satellite', Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vol 97 ...

For decades, Pluto was celebrated as the ninth planet of our solar system. However, in 2006, the International Astronomical ...

A new study suggests that the origin of Pluto's largest moon was quite different than our own. Here's what you need to know.

One idea is that Pluto got its moon system when a massive object smashed into the dwarf planet. The resulting debris then formed into the moons. This hypothesis was nicknamed the “Big Whack.” ...

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket set the tiny probe on its nine-year journey to the icy dwarf planet. This mission marked the first time a spacecraft was sent to explore Pluto, providing ...

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...

The building blocks of life could have been delivered to solar system dwarf planet Ceres by one or more space rocks from the outer asteroid belt.

Tap HERE to track clouds for viewing opportunities with our interactive satellite. When to look ... but before 9 p.m. local time There are eight planets in our solar system and one dwarf planet (Pluto ...