Planets, moons and other celestial bodies are named according to rules established by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Pluto did not have any rules for naming surface features because, ...

No more pussyfooting around. It's official: Pluto has 14 new place names. Most we suspected would be there, but a few are new. Pluto's "heart" now bears the name of American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, ...

The Dark Souls lesser known Lore on Nito, the First of the Dead. Have you ever wondered why there is more than coffin in Nito ...

The New Horizons flyby of Pluto and its satellites returned a scientific treasure trove of information about these distant and surprisingly complex worlds, showing a vast nitrogen glacier as well as ...

The IAU has assigned names to fourteen geological features on the surface of Pluto. The names pay homage to the underworld mythology, pioneering space missions, historic pioneers who crossed new ...

If you know your mythology, you’re already familiar with Pluto’s spooktacular namesake; the lovable dwarf planet is named after the Roman god of the underworld, also known as Hades in Greek mythology.

Everything you know about Pluto is probably wrong. Just ask a kid. Kids are much more up-to-date with knowledge about space and dinosaurs and other cool stuff we grown-ups haven’t read about in … well ...

Just as we were poised to expand our puny Solar System with more modern orbiting deities, the great astronomer’s carving knife came slicing through. It was only a few weeks earlier that the ...

Welcome to the realm of Pluto. In astrology, this planet symbolizes cycles of death and rebirth and the realm of the underworld. It casts a psychological and soulful darkness that intensifies ...

The New Horizons flyby of Pluto and its satellites returned a scientific treasure trove of information about these distant and surprisingly complex worlds, showing a vast nitrogen glacier as well as ...