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