Pluto may not be a planet any more, but you still have a chance to see the distant dwarf planet at one of Michigan's ...

Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short ...

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Here's how Pluto won - and lost - its planetary status.

The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

An annual event over recent years, the I Heart Pluto Festival in Flagstaff, Arizona, celebrates the history, heritage, and ...

Whether Pluto is officially a planet is the least interesting thing about the runt of the solar system, astronomers will tell you 95 years after the discovery of the fascinating and sometimes ...

The "Star Trek" legend's only son will discuss his memoir at the annual space-themed event.

According to a recent YouGov poll, 35% of Americans think Pluto is not a planet. But they are all wrong—kind of. To get to ...

An amateur astronomer discovered Pluto 95 years ago today. The former planet will complete an orbit in another 153 years.

Few cities have as strong a space legacy as Flagstaff, Arizona. This high-elevation mountain town — no, Arizona isn’t all desert — is where Pluto was discovered, where astronauts trained to ...

The school unveiled the "alternate identity" over the summer, paying homage to the northern Arizona area's rich astronomical ...