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

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) voted on the definition of a planet. Famously, Pluto no longer met the ...

Although Seeing in the Dark doesn't directly discuss Pluto, it does celebrate the joy of observing planets. Viewers who watch the show may wonder what happened to Pluto in 2006 and whether any of ...

As the gatekeepers to the Kuiper Belt, Charon and Pluto are a unique double dwarf planet system ... which can result in that red color. It's no surprise that there's a lot of ice on Charon ...

Viewed in this longer context, the previously modern idea of having nine planets, which came about in the 1960s and lasted only until 2006, was a blip on the screen. And if you are still a Pluto ...