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Because a hailstorm ruined his family’s 15 acres of oats, he couldn’t afford college; in less than two years, Illinois-born self-taught astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered PlutoClyde Tombaugh, after enduring financial trouble following a damaging hailstorm, sparked his passion for astronomy in 1928. He crafted a te...- Paramount streaming shake-up: HBO’s Casey Bloys set to take over as Cindy Holland exits ahead of Warner Bros. mega mergerCindy Holland has officially announced her exit from Paramount's streaming division, coinciding with a significant merger announcement. Par...
- In 2008, a spacecraft was launched by NASA to study how our heliosphere, the magnetic bubble surrounding our Sun and planets, interacts with interstellar spaceIn 2008, a spacecraft was launched by NASA to study how our heliosphere, the magnetic bubble surrounding our Sun and planets, interacts wit...
- In 1920s, a Kansas farm boy built his own telescope from scrap. Years later, he discovered a planetClyde Tombaugh, a Kansas farmer, built his own telescopes from scrap materials. His detailed drawings of planets sent to Lowell Observatory...
- Iconic 1956 movie is suddenly finding new viewers 70 years later. It already has a place among AFI’s most celebrated filmsThe Ten Commandments, Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 biblical epic starring Charlton Heston, is finding new viewers nearly 70 years after its rele...
- Buck Moon 2026: These zodiac signs are set for a powerful new chapter filled with good fortune after July’s Full Moon in AquariusThe July 29 Aquarius Full Moon is viewed by astrologers as a significant turning point because it occurs during a time of major energetic s...
- Today in US history on February 18: Defining moments that shaped science, sports, and national securityFebruary 18 holds a special place in American history. This date saw the discovery of Pluto by Clyde Tombaugh. Mark Twain's Huckleberry Fin...
- Pluto-like planet discovered: How big is it and how far is it from Earth?Researchers believe that 2017 OF201’s highly eccentric orbit points to a chaotic origin, possibly caused by a gravitational push from one o...
- Planet nine stays hidden, but the solar system has a new mystery guestA newly identified dwarf planet, named 2017 OF201, has been discovered in the distant outer reaches of the solar system. Measuring about 70...
- 2017 OF201: All about the new planet found beyond PlutoAstronomers have found a new minor planet beyond Pluto. This object, named 2017 OF201, is quite large. It orbits far from the Sun. This dis...
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- Pluto mountain range named after Tenzing NorgayAmsterdam, Sep 8 (IANS) Assigning the first set of official names of surface features on Pluto, the International Astronomical Union has ap...
- NASA's New Horizons mission to travel deeper into spaceGreen noted that NASA relies on the scientific assessment by the Senior Review Panel in making its decision on which extended mission optio...
- Pluto may have giant icy volcanoes: NASAThe two cryovolcano candidates are large features measuring tens of kilometres across and several kilometres high, NASA said.
- NASA spacecraft finds blue skies, water ice on PlutoFirst colour images of Pluto's atmospheric hazes beamed by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft show that the icy-dwarf planet has blue skies and...
- NASA spacecraft discovers frozen plains in Pluto's 'heart'NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has discovered a vast, craterless plain in Pluto's 'heart' that appears to be no more than 100 million years...
- NASA spacecraft gives an old, distant celestial favourite a booster shotWas the Disney character Pluto — created a few months after the discovery of Pluto the planet in 1930 — named after the planet?
- US President Barack Obama Obama, Stephen Hawking congratulate NASA on Pluto Flyby"Pluto just had its first visitor! Thanks @NASA - it's a great day for discovery and American leadership," tweeted Obama.
- Pluto larger than previously thought: NASAThe size was determined from images acquired with the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) aboard New Horizons spacecraft.
- NASA spacecraft spots two moons orbiting PlutoA NASA spacecraft set to encounter Pluto this summer has spotted two small moons orbiting the icy dwarf planet.
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