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Geotimes
October 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Planets Redefined: Pluto Gets Demoted Members of the International Astronomical Union voted to demote Pluto, and to give the asteroid Ceres a promotion. Arriving at this new system, however, was not without controversy among astronomers, the public and even geologists.   |
Smithsonian
October 2006
Robert Irion |
What Makes a Planet? As just about everyone in the solar system knows by now, members of the International Astronomical Union came up with a new definition of planets that leaves Pluto out in the cold. |
Geotimes
February 2007 |
Did You Know? "Plutoed" is Word of the Year According to the American Dialect Society, "plutoed" is the 2006 Word of the Year, thanks to the planet's demotion to "dwarf planet" by the International Astronomical Union earlier in the year. |
Geotimes
November 2005
Kathryn Hansen |
Two More Moons for Pluto In addition to Pluto's confirmed moon Charon, astronomers have detected two more orbiting celestial bodies, which could help reveal how the planet and moon system formed. |
Geotimes
December 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Space: Alien Worlds Finding Earth Analogues in Space: Q&A with planetary scientist David Stevenson. |
Wired
April 2001
Tom McNichol |
Beyond Cool NASA cost-cutters want to kill a pioneering probe to the ice-cold edge of the solar system. First they have to reckon with the Pluto Underground... |
Wired
December 2004
Patrick Di Justo |
Mysteries of the Cosmos The top 13 places to explore in outer space. |
Science News
May 23, 2009 |
The Crowded Universe: The Search For Living Planets By Alan Boss In the book The Crowded Universe, a renowned astronomer details the history of planet hunting, and argues that alien life is common and will soon be found. |
Geotimes
March 2006 |
Liftoff for New Horizons After a one-day delay due to windy weather, the New Horizons spacecraft successfully launched Jan. 19 aboard an Atlas V rocket, en route to Pluto. Scientists hope that the mission will drastically increase what is known about the faraway planet. |
| Science News |
TimeLine: June 7, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: Comet May Cause Meteoric Display; Pluto's Color; Ashes Found With Sloth Remains |
Science News
November 21, 2008
Alan Stern |
Debates Over Definition Of Planet Continue And Inspire The definition of a planet continues to be debated between astronomers and planetary scientists. |
Science News
March 22, 1930 |
TimeLine: Mar. 22, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: The Sun'S New Trans-Neptunian Planet... Black As Coal, Dense As Zinc... Naming The Planet |
Chemistry World
July 3, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
New Horizons detects methane on Pluto The infrared spectrometer on board NASA's Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has detected frozen methane on the dwarf planet's surface. |
Science News
December 23, 2000 |
TimeLine: December 20, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: Arachne Provides Lovelier Festoons For Christmas Tree... Astronomers Find Pluto as Massive as Earth... dr. Hubble Finds Galaxies Evenly Scattered in Space... |
Geotimes
March 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Starry Lens A newly discovered planet may be the most Earth-like planet found to date outside our solar system. The discovery confirms the value of a relatively new detection method known as gravitational lensing. |
Popular Mechanics
October 28, 2009
Karen Rowan |
9 Wildest Exoplanets Ever Spotted A team of European planet hunters has uncovered a bonanza of 32 new exoplanets, planets outside our solar system. |
Smithsonian
July 2007
Eric Jaffe |
Life Beyond Earth An ocean on Mars. An Earth-like planet light years away. The evidence is mounting, but are astronomers ready to say we're not alone? |
Geotimes
March 2004 |
Sedna: Newly sighted planetoid in the solar system At the edge of the solar system, astronomers have unexpectedly sighted an object slightly smaller and farther from the Sun than Pluto -- not quite another planet, but not a temporary visitor either. |
Geotimes
December 2005 |
Highlights 2005 -- Space Rovers still trucking... New "planetary" neighbors... Back to space... |
Geotimes
September 2005
Kathryn Hansen |
Tristar Planet A recent planet found in a triple-star system perplexes astronomers because, according to current models of planetary formation, it should not exist. |
| AskMen.com |
Earth-Like Planet Found Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a firm place to stand -- if only it weren't so broiling hot. |
Science News
March 29, 1930 |
TimeLine: Mar. 29, 1930 Wanted: Early Planet Photographs... Additional Observations... |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2007
Rich Smith |
Quick Take: Mission to Mars? Aim Higher It's time to kick the space race into higher gear. European Southern Observatory's telescope in La Silla, Chile, has identified a planet circling the red dwarf star Gliese 581 as capable of supporting life. |
Smithsonian
October 2006
Robert Irion |
The Planet Hunters Never mind the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet. Astronomers have found about 200 planets orbiting other stars, and they say it's only a matter of time before they discover another Earth. |
InternetNews
August 10, 2005
Tim Gray |
Astronomy, Google-Style Michael Brown, a planetary scientist at the California Institute of Technology, discovered the planet K40506A in 2003. While he had not yet announced his discovery, he accidentally left accessible over Google details that described the planet. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2006 |
Corning NetOptix Provides Optical Components for NASA Mission to Pluto The New Horizons craft began its Pluto journey with seven specialized scientific instruments for gathering new information-including components for the "Ralph" telescope assembly manufactured at the diamond-turning team at Corning NetOptix. |
Science News
October 14, 2000 |
TimeLine: October 11, 1930 $5,000 Prize to Prof. Babcock for 40-Year-Old Invention... Astronomer Finds Neptune's Day to be 15.8 Hours Long... Glass is called a Liquid, with Qualifications... |
Chemistry World
July 28, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
New Horizons sees red over Pluto's atmosphere Pluto's glowering red atmosphere may be harboring a complex concoction of hydrocarbons, according to the latest images from Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft. |
