Tim DeBenedictis Latest articles by Tim DeBenedictis Why Pluto Is a Planet, and Eris Is Too (Op-Ed) By Tim DeBenedictis published 4 June 15 Throw out your textbooks — there are 10 planets in our solar system. Dwarf Planets What Would It Take to Send People to Pluto? By Tim DeBenedictis published 22 May 15 A manned mission to Pluto may be far out, but it's not impossible. Pluto Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1Nat Geo documentary 'SALLY,' about the 1st US woman in space, now streaming on Disney+ & Hulu2China's next-gen astronaut capsule for moon missions aces crucial pad-abort test (video)3'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season five will be the show's final frontier on Paramount+4Mysterious radio pulses detected high above Antarctica may be evidence of an exotic new particle, scientists say5How do baby planets grow? Study of 30 stellar nurseries sheds new light
Why Pluto Is a Planet, and Eris Is Too (Op-Ed) By Tim DeBenedictis published 4 June 15 Throw out your textbooks — there are 10 planets in our solar system.
What Would It Take to Send People to Pluto? By Tim DeBenedictis published 22 May 15 A manned mission to Pluto may be far out, but it's not impossible.