A recently discovered celestial body is rewriting our knowledge of the Kuiper Belt and maybe challenging the existence of the ...

Almost 20 years after Pluto was infamously downgraded from its status as a planet, scientists now believe they have ...

The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

The newly discovered object, named 2017 OF201, has a 25,000-year orbit and is believed to be a large contender for dwarf ...

Both Morison and Byrne agree the IAU classification has had a scientific impact, and think Pluto and similar bodies should be classified as planets. But “it’s not particularly crucial ...

Pluto came into the lexicon in 1930 when astronomer ... also concurred that dwarf planets and planets are two distinct classifications. They determined the Solar System contains eight planets ...

Instead, the IAU rebranded Pluto and Eris as "dwarf planets." [Meet the Solar System's Dwarf Planets] Some planetary scientists generally agreed with the new classification, saying that Pluto ...

Whether or not astronomy considers Pluto a dwarf planet or fully-fledged planet doesn’t affect its classification in astrology. Yes, Pluto in astrology is a planet. Named after the Roman God of ...

For example, the IAU’s decision to change Pluto’s classification in 2006 is wrongly attributed to confusion with the Disney character of the same name. In reality, the IAU downgraded Pluto ...

Will Galmot was one of the first to notice that a 2000 exhibit of planets at the American Museum of Natural History did not depict Pluto. He sent this letter to the museum after he noticed its ...