Planets, moons and other celestial bodies are named according to rules established by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Pluto did not have any rules for naming surface features because, ...

Welcome to the realm of Pluto. In astrology, this planet symbolizes cycles of death and rebirth and the realm of the underworld. It casts a psychological and soulful darkness that intensifies ...

The New Horizons flyby of Pluto and its satellites returned a scientific treasure trove of information about these distant and surprisingly complex worlds, showing a vast nitrogen glacier as well as ...

The IAU has assigned names to fourteen geological features on the surface of Pluto. The names pay homage to the underworld mythology, pioneering space missions, historic pioneers who crossed new ...

If you know your mythology, you’re already familiar with Pluto’s spooktacular namesake; the lovable dwarf planet is named after the Roman god of the underworld, also known as Hades in Greek mythology.

This weekend, Saturn and Pluto conjunct in the zodiac sign of Capricorn on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at precisely 11:59 a.m, EST at 23 degrees in the South node, an astrological event that occurs only ...

Just as we were poised to expand our puny Solar System with more modern orbiting deities, the great astronomer’s carving knife came slicing through. It was only a few weeks earlier that the ...

The International Astronomical Union, tasked to oversee the naming of celestial objects and their surface features, has just approved a set of naming themes for features on Pluto along with its five ...

The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (that has the handy acronym WGPSN) has officially approved the naming of 14 features on the surface of Pluto. These are the first features to be ...

The IAU has assigned names to fourteen geological features on the surface of Pluto. The names pay homage to the underworld mythology, pioneering space missions, historic pioneers who crossed new ...

The New Horizons flyby of Pluto and its satellites returned a scientific treasure trove of information about these distant and surprisingly complex worlds, showing a vast nitrogen glacier as well as ...