Pluto
Pluto Spacecraft Gets Brain Transplant
[/caption] Still seven years away from its rendezvous with Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft was awoken from hibernation for the…
Tyson and Sykes Duke Out the Great Planet Debate; Flatow Almost Flattened
A debate today between astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson and planetary scientist Mark Sykes, moderated by NPR's Ira Flatow, addressed the…
The Pluto Revolt: Leading Astronomers Want the Plutoid to be Reinstated as a Planet
[/caption] If you thought Pluto was going quietly and giving up its planetary status without a fight, think again. Leading…
2012: Planet X is not Nibiru
The Solar System's outer reaches still contain many minor planets yet to be discovered. Ever since the search for Planet…
Pluto’s Moons, Nix and Hydra, may have been Adopted
How many moons does Pluto have? The mini-moons of Pluto, Nix and Hydra, were discovered in 2005 (but named…
Podcast: Pluto and the Icy Outer Solar System
It's been a long journey, 64 episodes, but now we're back where we began: Pluto. Last time we talked about…
Pluto’s Moon Charon has Geysers Too
It's only been a few months since the discovery of ice geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus, and now this dynamic…
Sorry Pluto, Eris is Bigger
For those of you hoping that Pluto the dwarf planet would get its full planethood status restored again, the news…
Torrent of New Jupiter Images from New Horizons
Although its primary target will be Pluto, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is taking the time to do a little science…
More Images from New Horizon’s Jupiter Flyby
Even though New Horizon's Jupiter flyby happened weeks ago, scientists are only just starting to crunch through the data sent…