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Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later
The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.
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OTD In Space – February 18: Pluto Discovered By Clyde Tombaugh
On February 18, 1930, the American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto! Before he discovered Pluto, another astronomer named Percival Lowell had spent over a decade trying to find it. He had ...
What Makes Pluto So Intriguing
Pluto will mark a birthday of sorts on March 23, 2178. No one is likely to be there to celebrate it, of course. Even if ...
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This Day in History on February 18: Pluto Discovered
February 18th has been a significant date throughout history, marking a variety of events that have shaped the world. In a ...
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On Today's Date: 'Planet X' Discovered
On today’s date 95 years ago, everyone’s favorite not-quite-a-planet, Pluto, was discovered by astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh ...
How Arizona put Pluto on the map 95 years ago today
Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Here's how Pluto won - and lost - its planetary status.
Happy 95th birthday Pluto
An amateur astronomer discovered Pluto 95 years ago today. The former planet will complete an orbit in another 153 years.
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The Seven Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Pluto
This love mark is known as Tombaugh Regio, after Pluto’s discoverer Clyde Tombaugh, and it immediately jumped out to ...
On This Day: Snow falls in Sahara for 1st known time
On Feb. 18, 1979, snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the first known time. It fell a second time in 2016 ...