Astronomers count Pluto out

Forget what your science textbook taught you about the nine planets--Pluto doesn't loom large enough any more.

Textbook makers grapple with Pluto demotion

Teaching about the new solar system? Might want to use the Net for reference--it could be years before most science books are updated.
August 24, 2006

Pluto: And then there were eight

The solar system's far-flung rock becomes a "dwarf planet." Three other contenders have lost out, too.
August 24, 2006

Images: It's official--Pluto's out

The International Astronomical Union has decided to remove Pluto from the solar system--as a full-fledged planet.
August 24, 2006

Planetary debate has bloggers' heads spinning

blogma It's not the sort of political scandal that typically works bloggers into a frenzy, but the IAU proposal certainly got people talking.
August 19, 2006

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The case of the missing moon-landing tapes

blogma NASA is engaged in a very terrestrial hunt for thousands of hours of original videotapes of the Apollo moon missions.
August 16, 2006

Space--the new summer vacation

Companies are lining up to provide space vacations or out-of-this-world taxi services.
Video: SpaceX aims for the skies
May 16, 2006

Images: Red Spot Jr. grows on Jupiter

The storm, now about half the size of the Great Red Spot, was formed in 2000--when it was white.
May 5, 2006

Images: NASA celebrates Hubble's sweet 16

New images from the space telescope include the sharpest wide-angle view ever obtained of the starburst galaxy Messier 82.
April 24, 2006

Photos: Mars in full color

NASA shows off the first color image of the Red Planet from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment.
April 10, 2006