Pluto once held its place proudly as the ninth planet in our solar system,a distant, icy world on the edge of the cosmic frontier. But in 2006, everything changed. This in-depth explainer unpacks the ...

In a significant breakthrough, astronomers have detected a Pluto-like planet situated far beyond the known boundaries of the solar system. Identified as 2017 OF201, the icy celestial body may ...

How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? The recent discovery of 2017 OF201 makes the tally anywhere between ...

How big is the universe? Discover what scientists have uncovered beyond the dwarf planet Pluto TOI Science Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / May 27, 2025, 11:38 IST ...

But Charon was half the size of Pluto itself, so big that the Pluto-Charon combination are sometimes referred to as a double planet, according to NASA.

In this except from "Space Camp," a special series from NPR science podcast Short Wave, host Regina Barber delves into Pluto's demotion from planet to dwarf planet.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), operated by NASA, has uncovered intriguing new details about Charon—Pluto’s largest ...

In 2006, astronomers ‘demoted’ Pluto from a major planet in the solar system to a dwarf planet. But was Pluto snubbed? Our experts answer.

Pluto soon became America’s favorite planet, especially after Walt Disney named one of his characters, a charismatic dog, after the newly found planet.

Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. So why is its status still so controversial today?

Earth’s orbit around the Sun is not circular, but an ellipse that is slightly elongated with an eccentricity of 0.017. (An eccentricity of 0 is a circle, while the dwarf planet Pluto has a ...