Pluto

More Surprises From Pluto

[/caption] Ah, Pluto. Seems every time we think we've got it figured out, it has a new surprise to throw…

14 years ago

New Hit Single: “Pluto the Previous Planet”

I see the folks attending the third .astronomy (dotastronomy) conference this year have been busy -- hacking away and creating…

14 years ago

Clyde Tombaugh’s Ten Special Commandments for Planet Hunters

[/caption] Back in 1989, amateur astronomer Toney Burkhart found out that Clyde Tombaugh was going to be giving a talk…

14 years ago

New Horizons Flies by Uranus

The Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft will fly by another planet today (March 18, 2011). However, the robotic craft won’t be…

14 years ago

Stellar Occultation by Eris

On November 6, 2010, the dwarf planet Eris occulted a faint 16 magnitude star and this was the first time…

14 years ago

What is a Plutoid?

[/caption] Pluto, we hardly knew ya! Don’t worry, she’s not going anywhere. However, this once happy planet will no longer…

14 years ago

Eris and Pluto: Two Peas in a Pod

[/caption] Or two dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt… Eris -- that pesky big dwarf planet that caused all the…

14 years ago

New Horizons Mission Practices Telescopic Imager on Pluto’s Twin

[/caption] This summer, the New Horizons spacecraft was awoken for its annual systems checkout, and took the opportunity to exercise…

14 years ago

Pluto Goes into the Dark

[/caption] Last week, Pluto passed in front of what looks like a dark patch in the sky, and astrophotographer John…

14 years ago

New Hubble Images Show Pluto is Changing

Pluto-philes (and astronomers, too) have always bemoaned the fact that the best image of the principal dwarf planet wase just…

15 years ago