Twenty years after Pluto became a dwarf planet, people are still fighting over its status. Experts explain why the debate feels so personal.
On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto wasn’t a planet anymore.
A fractured “ice tongue” is visible in the imagery.
The reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet continues to stir up a hornet’s nest of controversy and debate, as Space.com meets one astronomer who believes the decision to have been a mistake.
Taking measurements of the same CME from different vantage points in the solar system revealed the true extent of a solar eruption.
Japan recently gave the world a look at the spacecraft of its MMX mission, which will launch on Oct. 19 to grab pieces of the Mars moon Phobos and haul them back to Earth.
China aims to launch its Chang’e 7 moon mission on Aug. 24 to send a lander, a rover, a hopper and a wide range of science experiments to the lunar south pole.
“Even a bootprint or a rover’s tread may create a habitable area.”
Europe’s Mars Express orbiter has captured stunning telemetry to create a new flyover visualization of the Red Planet’s Southern Highlands and Schiaparelli Crater in magnificent detail.
This geologic feature has been mesmerizing astronauts since 1965.