Since its discovery in 1930, the dwarf planet has revolved beyond ... (Read more on Nadia Drake’s blog at National Geographic, No Place Like Home.) “The Pluto we imagined will just go away ...

This story appears in the July 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine ... the past and future orbits of the planets. The first clue came from Pluto. The oddball of the solar system, it ...

For decades, Pluto was celebrated as the ninth planet of our solar system. However, in 2006, the International Astronomical ...

That’s why National Geographic and Rolex have partnered to support trailblazing scientific research, expeditions, and solutions to increase our understanding of the threats facing the planet’s ...

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...