The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

The newly discovered object, named 2017 OF201, has a 25,000-year orbit and is believed to be a large contender for dwarf ...

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City on October 5, 1958. His parents were Cyril and Sunchita Tyson. Cyril was a sociologist and human resource commissioner for a New ...

There’s a new frozen oddball orbiting the Sun, and it’s not your average space rock. It’s a planet—a minor one, to be ...

The satellite population in low Earth orbit (LEO) is not an open book. While data on many satellites is public, others are ...

Elon Musk, under the username "Kekius Maximus," has joined William Shatner in advocating for Pluto's reclassification as a ...

With 94 Pokémon classified as either Legendary or Mythical, it's unsurprising that some don't live up to such an epic title.

Pluto, humanity's favorite dwarf planet, is getting some high-profile allies. "Star Trek" actor William Shatner wants to use Elon Musk's political sway to get Pluto reinstated as a full-fledged planet ...

Pluto was a victim of its location ... dozens of different kinds of beetles," van Belle said. "Why not several classifications of planets?" For those who insist the Big 8 belong in a class ...

Pluto, with its heart-shaped glacier, as captured by the New Horizons spacecraftJPL/NASA Pluto will mark a birthday of sorts on March 23, 2178. No one is likely to be there to celebrate it, of ...

In a historical context, February 18, 1930, marked the discovery of Pluto by American astronomer ... and led to significant discussions about the classification of celestial bodies.

Pluto was discovered at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1930 and was considered our ninth planet until 2006. The International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet ...