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An article published today, August 31, in The Guardian, written by Tim Dowling, titled, "Forbidden Planet: Was Pluto's 2006 Demotion A Big Mistake?"

One of the many pro-Pluto websites that sprang up in the immediate aftermath of the disastrous IAU planet definition vote back in 2006 featured the image of a counter depicting Pluto’s time taken away since the vote.

In this latest study published in the Planetary Science Journal, researchers measure a thinning of Pluto's atmosphere as it recedes from the Sun.

Just days after the 11th anniversary of New Horizons' 2015 Pluto flyby, mission Principal Investigator Alan Stern was interviewed on NPR's Colin McEnroe show on the subject of "making the case for undoing."

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When longtime supporters of the IAU planet definition publicly come out rethinking their positions on this debate, we can regard their change of view as a sign that the tide is turning in favor of a more inclusive planet definition.

The distant Planet Pluto Adam Frank’s April 28 Forbes column, “Quit Whining: Pluto’s Not a Planet” is not just written in a very condescending, patronizing tone.

Twitter is currently buzzing with news of a 10-year-old girl named Kaela who has written to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman urging Pluto’s planetary reinstatement.

Today is International Pluto Day, marking the discovery of planet Pluto by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory 96 years ago, on February 18, 1930.

This weekend kicks off Lowell Observatory’s annual celebration of Pluto’s 1930 discovery by Clyde Tombaugh with its annual I Heart Pluto celebration.

The New Year begins with some good news for New Horizons and for many other NASA missions.

“Even the darkest night will end, and the Sun will rise.” ~ Victor Hugo, Les Miserables For me personally, the Winter Solstice is the most sacred day of the entire year, as it is the day the growing darkness (in the Northern Hemisphere) is halted, the day…

Nineteen years.

The conference “Progress inUnderstanding the Pluto System: Ten Years Since Flyby” covered a wide range of topics regarding Pluto, Charon, other KBOs, ocean worlds, and more.

“Progress in Understanding thePluto System: Ten Years after Flyby” was a focused, informative conference in which scientists spent four-and-a-half days discussing Pluto in detail, comparing it with other, similar solar system bodies, and celebrating the m…

It is almost impossible to believe, but tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of New Horizons’ historic Pluto flyby.

This image shows NASA missions that are cancelled in this bill The proposed US budget reconciliation bill, which many of us refer to as the Big Ugly Bill, is a huge disaster for NASA and its space programs, including New Horizons, and anyone who values our

This sounds similar to the formation theory for Arrokoth. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-make-groundbreaking-discovery-about-pluto-s-formation/ar-AA1Em10J?

Happy International Pluto Day!

Lowell Observatory’s annual I Heart Pluto festival is back, celebrating the 95th anniversary of Pluto’s discovery on February 18, 1930.

Documents from and recordings of all presentations at the Lunar and Planetary Institute's Planet Characterization Conference, held in February 2024, are available for reading and viewing here.

“It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards, return again.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Sometimes described as “the most wonderful time of the year,” December has its own special magic.

It isn’t, as the Celestron website one-sidedly states on its page about observing Pluto, a “fun holiday to celebrate.”