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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PlutoPluto - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most- massive known object to directly orbit the Sun .

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3. spaceplace.nasa.gov › all-about-pluto › enAll About Pluto | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

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   Jun 13, 2024 · Learn about Pluto, the dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, and its moon Charon. Find out why Pluto is not a planet, how it orbits the Sun, and what NASA's New Horizons spacecraft discovered there.

4. www.britannica.com › place › Pluto-dwarf-planetPluto | Size, Moons, Temperature, & Facts | Britannica

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   4 days ago · Pluto, large, distant member of the solar system that formerly was regarded as the outermost and smallest planet. It also was considered the most recently discovered planet, having been found in 1930.

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     Pluto isn’t a planet — but it gives us clues for how the solar system formed

     If you were born in the last century you might have memorized that there were nine planets in our solar system, as heard in the famous Schoolhouse Rock! song, Interplanet Janet. Upon the discovery of its existence in 1930, Pluto enjoyed decades of special ...

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     Rare parade of planets: See Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and the moon align in morning sky in late June

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7. theskylive.com › pluto-infoDwarf Planet Pluto | TheSkyLive

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   5 days ago · Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. It was discovered in 1930 by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh and was considered the ninth planet in the solar system until it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.

8. www.npr.org › 2024/06/22 › g-s1-5023Pluto isn’t a planet — but it gives us clues for how the ... -...

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   6 days ago · For Pluto and the 8 planets, this process begins with clouds of gas and dust in space. Once dust enters a disk of gas orbiting a star, Lyra says that a kind of coagulation happens.

9. spaceplace.nasa.gov › en › menuPluto | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

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   Jun 13, 2024 · All About Pluto. Pluto is now categorized as a dwarf planet. explore; What Is the Kuiper Belt? The icy bits past Neptune’s orbit . explore; How Many Moons Does Each Planet Have? We have one, but some planets have dozens. explore

10. thepublicsradio.org › npr › pluto-isnt-a-planet-but-it-givesPluto isn’t a planet - The Public's Radio

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    Jun 22, 2024 · Planetary insights from a dwarf planet. Planet or not, Pluto is useful for understanding how planets form. “As a scientist who studies how planets form, Pluto is a brick that helps me understand the building,” says Lyra. For Pluto and the 8 planets, this process begins with clouds of gas and dust in space.