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

"Tombaugh sent some of his drawings off to different places ... celebrate the discovery and significance of the King of the Kuiper Belt. This event brings together scientists, space enthusiasts ...

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

Sure, they’re particles and rocks, but they’re still a fascinatingly long way from home. Alpha Centauri is the star system ...

"I think we may have only seen the tip of the iceberg of the Kuiper Belt, which could be much more extended than we ever could imagine," Brandt said. "Dust hits measured by the spacecraft just ...

Though, it wouldn’t be impossible. NASA’s New Horizons Mission has a dust detector actively picking up on particles in the Kuiper belt that might have been leftovers from the formation of our ...

Allow little Pluto to keep its planetary status and you would have to confer the same honor on Eris, a Kuiper Belt object of about the same size, as well as any other, similar worlds that might be ...

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