Tomorrow marks the seventh anniversary of the launch of the New Horizons space probe, on its way to Pluto. How will you celebrate?

Those of us at the Society for the Preservation of Pluto as a Planet (or SP3) are still committed to the idea that Pluto's status ought to be re-evaluated, and that Pluto should once again be referred to as a planet, and not a dwarf planet ( Read more... )

On January 19, 2006, NASA launched the New Horizons spacecraft on a nine year voyage to Pluto, the only planet never to have been visited by a manmade spacecraft. Departing Earth at the fastest speed ever for a spacecraft, it passed the orbit of Mars in less than four months and is already beyond Uranus ( Read more... )

Six years ago today, NASA launched the New Horizons spacecraft toward Pluto. Hard to believe so much time has passed, and that we're closer to the arrival of New Horizons in 2015 than we are to when it was launched ( Read more... )

In the midst of all else happening in the world, whether it be new events or other anniversaries, some might feel that the fifth anniversary of Pluto's demotion is minor at best and inconsequential at worst. But those of us at the Society for the Preservation of Pluto as a Planet (or SP3) are still committed to the idea that Pluto's status ought to ( Read more... )

WASHINGTON -- Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered ( Read more... )

On this wonderful April 1, Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic brings us the wonderful news that Pluto will once again be called a planet:

Richard Branson buys Pluto, reinstates it as a planet

Richard Branson has bought Pluto and intends to have it reinstated as a planet ( Read more... )

Mike Brown, the astronomer who discovered Eris and who didn't necessarily want to kill Pluto but ended up doing so, will be speaking at Tommy Doyles Irish Pub & Restaurant at 96 Winthrop St. in Harvard Square tomorrow night starting at 7 pm. He will be lecturing on his new book "How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming." The president and vice- ( Read more... )

Four years ago today, the IAU voted to demote Pluto from planet to dwarf planet.

Are you wearing your Pluto armband in memory?

http://www.wickedlocal.com/truro/features/x1598948984/At-Wellfleet-library-astronomer-s-talk-on-Pluto-is-far-out

"Wikipedia locked its page because the discussion on Pluto got so violent. You can join the ( Read more... )