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 ...

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. Pluto is about one-sixth the width of Earth, at just 1,420 miles in diameter. It ...

In 2006, Pluto was demoted from planet to “dwarf planet”-a reclassification that satisfied astronomers who felt its mass was too small to be a true planet. However, many people who grew up including ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kevin Anderton, Kansas City-based science reporter and graphic artist. Since July 2015, NASA's New Horizons space probe has been ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Little Pluto is a little bigger than anyone imagined. On the eve of NASA's historic flyby of Pluto, scientists announced the New Horizons spacecraft has nailed the size of the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists announced the discovery of a new moon around Pluto today (July 11), bringing the dwarf ...

After nine years of travelling, and a three billion mile journey, the New Horizons probe is getting close to its fly-by of Pluto. It's hoped it will take the clearest pictures ever of the surface and ...

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 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 ...