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Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later
Clyde Tombaugh didn't set out to discover Pluto when he sent his sketches of the night sky to Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff ...
The tiny planet-not-planet that could: Pluto was discovered 95 years ago today
Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, an American astronomer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Cold, dark and ...
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The Story of How Pluto Was Discovered 95 Years Ago
Eventually, the work of Lowell and Pickering would pay off. On February 18, 1930, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto at the Lowell Observatory. The search began in 1929, using the ...
What Makes Pluto So Intriguing
Pluto will mark a birthday of sorts on March 23, 2178. No one is likely to be there to celebrate it, of course. Even if ...
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Pluto gained a ‘heart’ after colliding with a planetary body
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A huge heart-shaped ...
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Pluto Got Its Heart “Mark” After Collision With Planetary Body Roughly Twice The Size Of Switzerland
It expands roughly 1,000 miles and was named after Clyde Tombaugh, an astronomer who discovered Pluto in the 1930s. The large heart-shaped structure has been captivating scientists for nearly a ...
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The Lowell Observatory
While that quest is still ongoing, the observatory made history as the place where assistant Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. (If you’re still not over its dwarf planet demotion ...