An amateur astronomer discovered Pluto 95 years ago today. The former planet will complete an orbit in another 153 years. On February 18, 1930, just two weeks after his 24th birthday, Clyde ...

You win some, you lose some: That truism goes for planets as well as presidents. Pluto may have lost an election at the International Astronomical Union's general assembly almost three years ago ...

KUSA - Wednesday marks 85 years since Clyde Tombaugh discovered the dwarf planet Pluto while working at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz. This year will mark a new milestone in our ...

The first-ever "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" exhibit at the museum will place visitors in a quest to prepare a surprise birthday party for Pluto. Guests will take part in an interactive experience ...

The discovery of Pluto was announced on March 13. Pluto was labeled a planet when it was first discovered in the Percival Lowell Observatory by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. Like me, you probably grew ...

Exactly eighty years ago, Clyde Tombaugh (February 4, 1906 - January 17, 1997) discovered the elusive Planet X, which later became known as Pluto. Clyde Tombaugh wasn't your average planet hunter ...

Happy Pluto Day, Illinois! wls. By ABC7. Friday, March 13, 2009. The Illinois State Senate adopted a resolution on February 26 to return Pluto to its planet status.