Apr 6, 2024 · Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed a law making Pluto the state's official planet. That's even though an international group of scientists stripped Pluto of its planetary status back in...

3 days ago · Pluto was discovered at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1930 and was considered our ninth planet until 2006. The International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet ...

Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, an American astronomer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Cold, dark and distant, it was named after the Roman god of the underworld .

Mar 29, 2024 · Regardless of its lesser status, it’s now the official state planet of Arizona. Gov. Katie Hobbs signed HB 2477 into law Friday afternoon. Pluto has a special place in Arizona’s history.

Feb 1, 2024 · In 1930, astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto from Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory. To this day, it remains as the only “planet” to be discovered in the United States, and a great source of pride for Arizona’s astronomy community.

Feb 12, 2024 · In 1930, the Lowell Observatory announced the discovery of a ninth planet at the end of the solar system: Pluto. Now, almost 100 years later, a state representative is proposing to make Pluto...

Apr 1, 2024 · Katie Hobbs signed a bill on Friday designating Pluto — once considered the ninth planet of our solar system and since downgraded to a lesser status — the "official state planet" of Arizona.

CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF PLUTO’S DISCOVERY FEB 13-17, 2025. February 18 marks the 95th anniversary of Pluto’s discovery in Flagstaff, Arizona and the 10 th anniversary of the New Horizons spacecraft flyby of this storied planet. To celebrate, Lowell Observatory is hosting the Sixth Annual I Heart Pluto Festival from February 13-17 ...

Mar 26, 2024 · After passing in the state senate, a new bill that would officially designate Pluto as Arizona's state planet is now at the will of Gov. Katie Hobbs. Since its discovery in Flagstaff, Pluto...

Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) has signed legislation designating Pluto as the state planet for Arizona. Hobbs's office announced on Friday she had signed House Bill 2477 into law on Friday, along with...