Many people hold Pluto close in their hearts and refuse to abandon the assertion that it is a planet, although science ...

James Webb Space Telescope observations suggest Pluto’s atmosphere is unlike any other in the solar system, confirming a 2017 ...

Some astronomers advocate for a broader classification that would include Pluto and other similar bodies as planets, but such proposals have yet to gain widespread acceptance.Until then ...

and potential subsurface oceans—proving that Pluto is an active and dynamic world, regardless of its classification. Though no longer officially a planet, Pluto continues to be a key focus of ...

the International Astronomical Union stripped it of its original classification, after narrowing the definition of a planet to be one that clears its orbit with its gravitational heft. Pluto doesn ...

Astronomers are proposing a new, more quantitative definition of what makes a planet. The new definition looks more directly ...

To be clear, Pluto is not the main focus of ... move would take us away from an isolationist classification of our own existence; instead of planets just being our cosmic neighbors, planets ...

Now, Pluto is one of five dwarf planets recognized by the IAU ... of scientists won’t be as concerned about Pluto’s classification as some people are today. “We do hope that the young ...

Why can’t planets orbit planets? The debate over Pluto’s status highlights the evolving nature of scientific classification. Definitions should reflect our growing understanding rather than ...