Giant, ridge-like structures of methane ice, known as "bladed terrain," may be much more abundant along Pluto's equator than previously realized, a new study suggests.

The debate over Pluto’s planetary status has been ongoing since its reclassification as a “dwarf planet” in 2006 by the ...

With a diameter of 1,440 miles, Pluto is farthest from the sun. While major planets make roughly circular orbits, Pluto ...

This was published 15 years ago Pluto's reputation further dwarfed Nicky Phillips April 12, 2010 — 3.00am Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size ...

It may be as large as 1,100 miles in diameter, and it has a mysterious deep red surface—neither particularly dark, like a typical rocky object, nor bright and icy like Pluto and other Kuiper belt ...

Pluto is the farthest planet, or rather, dwarf planet, away from the sun. It was renamed a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union because of its size and that other planets may ...

By measuring the size of the shadows, we could estimate the height of these peaks at over 4,000m (13,000ft) – the height of the American Rocky Mountains. The bright patches might be blankets of ...

Many of them are upwards of 60 miles (96 km) in diameter. Several, including EB173, are much larger. Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930.

More Skyscraper-size spires of mehtane ice may cover around 60% of Pluto 's equatorial region — a larger area than scientists previously estimated, new research finds. The study, published July ...