Pluto is so far away from Earth that everything we know about it can be written down on a couple of 3 x 5 inch index cards. But Pluto will come into clearer focus in a few years' time, though, as NASA ...

IT has a surface temperature of minus 225 degrees Celsius and was once the ninth and most distant planet from the Sun. Pluto is about one-sixth the width of Earth, at just 1,420 miles in diameter. It ...

Pluto was once considered one of the solar system’s planets but was later downgraded to the status of ‘dwarf’ planet after several more similarly sized objects were discovered throughout our solar ...

(MEDIA GENERAL) – Astronomy enthusiasts, take note. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is three months from an “unprecedented flyby” of Pluto. The exploratory spacecraft is expected to return the ...

This image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows five moons orbiting the distant, icy dwarf planet Pluto. The green circle marks the newly discovered moon, designated P5, as photographed by ...

NASA ’s New Horizon’s probe reached Pluto today. In honor of its arrival, here are nine facts about the former ninth planet. In 2006, the New Horizons probe was launched (Pluto was still considered a ...

IT has a surface temperature of minus 225 degrees Celsius and was once the ninth and most distant planet from the Sun. But how big is it? Here’s all you need to ...

Pluto is so far away from Earth that everything we know about it can be written down on a couple of 3 x 5 inch index cards. But Pluto will come into clearer focus in a few years' time, though, as NASA ...

PLUTO was once considered the ninth and most distant planet from the sun but is now the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system. But how big is Pluto and how far is it from Earth? Please ...