COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – Each year on Feb. 18, a whole day is dedicated to the former planet Pluto. Pluto was once the ninth planet in the solar system, but striped of that title back in 2006. Now ...

Pluto used to be a designated as a planet but was downsized in 2006 to a dwarf planet instead. Here are five facts about the former ninth planet in our solar system. 1 Need more time to study for that ...

Pluto sits far closer to Earth than distant galaxies, yet even Hubble struggles to resolve it clearly. At its closest approach, Pluto spans just 0.11 arcseconds in our sky — far smaller than vast ...

A NASA spacecraft's epic Pluto encounter is officially underway. NASA's New Horizons probe today (Jan. 15) began its six-month approach to Pluto, which will culminate with the first-ever close flyby ...

Pluto remains one of the most misunderstood objects in the solar system. From its classification to its physical characteristics, many common beliefs are outdated or simply incorrect. New data from ...