[/caption] Ah, Pluto. Seems every time we think we've got it figured out, it has a new surprise to throw…
I see the folks attending the third .astronomy (dotastronomy) conference this year have been busy -- hacking away and creating…
[/caption] Back in 1989, amateur astronomer Toney Burkhart found out that Clyde Tombaugh was going to be giving a talk…
The Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft will fly by another planet today (March 18, 2011). However, the robotic craft won’t be…
On November 6, 2010, the dwarf planet Eris occulted a faint 16 magnitude star and this was the first time…
[/caption] Pluto, we hardly knew ya! Don’t worry, she’s not going anywhere. However, this once happy planet will no longer…
[/caption] Or two dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt… Eris -- that pesky big dwarf planet that caused all the…
[/caption] This summer, the New Horizons spacecraft was awoken for its annual systems checkout, and took the opportunity to exercise…
[/caption] Last week, Pluto passed in front of what looks like a dark patch in the sky, and astrophotographer John…
Pluto-philes (and astronomers, too) have always bemoaned the fact that the best image of the principal dwarf planet wase just…