Pluto's unusual eccentricity and tilt is likely due to its interactions with neighboring Neptune and other giant planets, ...
First, let’s compare the orbital characteristics of Pluto with those of other planets. Pluto has an orbital eccentricity (the degree to which its orbit deviates from a perfect circle) of 0.25, while ...
Normally when a medium-size star dies, it blasts away the bulk of material in its system. The Hubble discovery was surprising ...
NASA says its Hubble Space Telescope has detected a white dwarf star that consumed fragments of a Pluto-like object. Space ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland baseball fans under 30 might not realize just how good they have it. That’s the message Terry Pluto delivered in this week’s Terry’s Talkin’ podcast, where the veteran ...
Astronomers have uncovered the chemical fingerprint of a frozen, water-rich planetary fragment being consumed by a white ...
Astronomers have detected the chemical fingerprint of a frozen, water-rich planetary fragment being devoured by a white dwarf ...
Despite a rocky season, the Guardians are still in the playoff hunt. Our sports commentator Terry Pluto explains how they’re ...
Astronomers have discovered methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) for the first time. This finding overturns the previous belief that Makemake is ...
The Kuiper Belt is loosely defined as a doughnut-shaped swath of space beginning just beyond the orbit of Neptune and ...
Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and ...