The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered that a hazy sky over frozen Pluto is helping to cool the dwarf planet's ...

How long does it take Pluto to orbit the sun? Learn more about how this planet makes one lap around our Solar System.

What processes during the formation of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, potentially led to it having cryovolcanism, and even an ...

Today, the dwarf planet Pluto orbits the sun from the edge of our solar system and its surface temperature is an inhospitable negative 378 to negative 396 degrees Fahrenheit. But a new study ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have peered into a mysterious, blue haze cloaking the surface of Pluto — and discovered that it's dictating the entire dwarf planet's climate and ...

The discovery of the haze was predicted back in 2017 by planetary scientist Xi Zhang of the University of California, Santa Cruz, to explain why Pluto 's thin atmosphere is so leaky.

Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system's many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show.

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals new details about Pluto's climate. Data confirms that Pluto's haze regulates its ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed that Pluto’s ethereal, bluish haze represents "a new kind of climate”.

Pluto’s place in popular culture was cemented when it became the namesake of Mickey Mouse’s canine companion. Plutonium, a radioactive element discovered in 1940, was also named for Pluto.

Chief among the attractions are the 24-inch Clark refractor used for so many famous observations in the past, and the 13-inch Pluto Discovery Telescope, or Pluto Camera as it has been known.

Sedna will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, giving us a rare opportunity to visit the planetoid before it drifts ...