Pluto may have been demoted to non-planet status, but it still commands a court of five moons, as is fitting for the king of ...

Planets, moons and other celestial bodies are named according to rules established by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Pluto did not have any rules for naming surface features because, ...

In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god and ruler of the dead. For a return mission to the dwarf planet, Howett and her ...

The New Horizons flyby of Pluto and its satellites returned a scientific treasure trove of information about these distant and surprisingly complex worlds, showing a vast nitrogen glacier as well as ...

Today, let's talk about Pluto and Charon; these two have quite the story! Did you know that their 10-hour "intimate encounter" has shaken the field of astronomy to its core?

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The small distant world called Quaoar, named after a god of creation in Native American mythology, is producing some surprises for astronomers as it orbits beyond Pluto ...