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 ...

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 ...

FOX 13’s Kellie Cowan has a look at the possibility of job cuts at NASA, something that’s drawing mixed reaction from leaders ...

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 ...

As technology improved, especially in the 1990s, more Pluto-sized objects were discovered in the Kuiper Belt, a distant zone of icy bodies beyond Neptune. Should they be considered planets?