COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – Each year on Feb. 18, a whole day is dedicated to the former planet Pluto. Pluto was once the ninth planet in the solar system, but striped of that title back in 2006. Now ...

Scientists announced the discovery of a new moon around Pluto today (July 11), bringing the dwarf planet's number of known satellites to five. The newfound Pluto moon was spotted by researchers using ...

For the better part of a century, we believed there were nine planets in our solar system, with Pluto being the farthest from the sun. Since the discovery of more Pluto-sized dwarf planets, that ...

WHAT'S IN A NAME? Pluto is also the name of the Greek god of the underworld. It was suggested by many people as a name for Planet X, but the credit was given to an 11-year-old girl from England.

In 2006, Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union. Here are some other interested things about Pluto from NASA. * Even though Pluto's temperature averages ...

Pluto has a thin atmosphere with a blue tint. Find out what else makes Pluto interesting. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by ...

Pluto's topography—including its massive heart-shaped feature—may influence its atmosphere more than researchers once thought. New research published this week suggests plumes of nitrogen that ...