“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto turns out to have as much complexity as Mars or Earth, so much so that I ...

The winner of the Caldecott Medal this year, honoring the artist of the most distinguished American picture book, was “Chooch ...

He had discovered "Planet X." Eleven-year-old Venetia Burney Phair later suggested the name Pluto, inspired by the Roman god of the underworld. Astronomers had been searching for this theoretical ...

The new world got its name not long after, thanks to 11-year-old Venetia Burney, of Oxford, England. Over breakfast on the day after the announcement was made, Venetia’s grandfather was reading ...

The new world got its name not long after, thanks to 11-year-old Venetia Burney, of Oxford, England. Over breakfast on the day after the announcement was made, Venetia’s grandfather was reading the ...

They did, and the discovery of Planet X was announced on March 13, 1930. An 11-year-old English schoolgirl, Venetia Burney, suggested the name Pluto, the god of the underworld. Tombaugh’s ...