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Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later
On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, ...
Pluto was discovered 95 years ago. Where you can view the non-planet in Michigan
Pluto may not be a planet any more, but you still have a chance to see the distant dwarf planet at one of Michigan's ...
The tiny planet-not-planet that could: Pluto was discovered 95 years ago today
Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short ...
What Makes Pluto So Intriguing
“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...
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OTD In Space – February 18: Pluto Discovered By Clyde Tombaugh
On February 18, 1930, the American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto! Before he discovered Pluto, another astronomer named Percival Lowell had spent over a decade trying to find it. He had ...
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Lowell Observatory holds I Heart Pluto Festival
The annual event celebrates the discovery of the little planet with a big heart and other scientific advances at Flagstaff, ...
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This Day in History on February 18: Pluto Discovered
February 18th has been a significant date throughout history, marking a variety of events that have shaped the world. In a ...
On This Day, Feb. 18: Snow falls in Sahara for 1st known time
On Feb. 18, 1979, snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the first known time. It fell a second time in 2016 ...