This love mark is known as Tombaugh Regio ... Scientists occasionally refer to Charon and Pluto as a double dwarf planet system. Up close, Charon is striking. The satellite is covered in crevices ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...

Pluto was always in a tough spot when it came to being a planet. Just 1,477 miles across, it's only one-fifth the diameter of Earth. It did have five known moons: Charon, Nix, Hydra, Kerberos and ...

The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe. Clyde Tombaugh didn't set out to discover Pluto when he sent his ...

Pluto, with its heart-shaped glacier, as captured by the New Horizons spacecraftJPL/NASA Pluto will mark a birthday of sorts on March 23, 2178. No one is likely to be there to celebrate it, of ...

You can read more about this new addition at the link, and when you're done we'd love to know, which Pluto TV channel is your favorite? There are few things more satisfying than curling up on ...

Pluto was always in a tough spot when it came to being a planet. Just 1,477 miles across, it's only one-fifth the diameter of Earth. It did have five known moons: Charon, Nix, Hydra, Kerberos and Styx ...

Mercury will join Pluto in an empowering and revelatory sextile, which could lead to powerful breakthroughs in communication ...

Pluto, with its heart-shaped glacier, as captured by the New Horizons spacecraft Credit - JPL/NASA But Pluto has in many ways only grown in astronomers’ estimations. It is now known to be part ...