The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.

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Scientists at NASA for the first time have been able to observe the make up of Pluto and other small and icy celestial bodies ...

Whether Pluto is officially a planet is the least interesting thing about the runt of the solar system, astronomers will tell you 95 years after the discovery of the fascinating and sometimes ...

Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Discover the real reason behind Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet and the science that led to this change.

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Here's how Pluto won - and lost - its planetary status.

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