FLAGSTAFF — Joe Llama started his career as an astronomer in September 2006, about eight months after a Saturn V rocket roared out of Earth's orbit with a spacecraft headed for Pluto.

James and Charlene Christy attend Lowell Observatory’s I Heart Pluto 2022 Festival at the Orpheum Theater in Flagstaff on Friday, Feb. 18. “A lot of husbands promised their wives the moon, but ...

Pluto lost its planetary status in 2006, but Flagstaff still has plenty of love for the dwarf planet that was discovered at Lowell Observatory.

Nestled atop Mars Hill in Flagstaff, Lowell Observatory has been a cornerstone of astronomical discovery since 1894 — and ...

Whether planet or not, designation has not reduced the widespread impact of Pluto which, since its discovery 90 years ago, has become established in areas throughout Flagstaff, impacting both ...

PHOENIX – The Pluto Discovery Telescope at Lowell Observatory has reopened for the first time in a year after undergoing renovations. The telescope in Flagstaff was made famous on Feb. 18, 1930 ...

The I Heart Pluto Festival began in 2020, 90 years after Pluto’s discovery at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. It’s always held over Presidents' Day weekend, close to the discovery date.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A sushi restaurant in downtown Flagstaff has added a Pluto roll to its menu. A yearlong exhibit celebrates the work of the amateur Kansas astronomer who discovered the now ...

Years ago, way back in 2006, Pluto was demoted. It was all very sad. But just because Pluto was no longer a planet, it did not mean we stopped loving it. For proof, I'd point you in the direction ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A sushi restaurant in downtown Flagstaff added a Pluto roll to its menu. A yearlong exhibit celebrates the work of the amateur astronomer in the city who discovered the ...

But Pluto’s Flagstaff roots go much deeper than this singular discovery. Here, Percival Lowell began searching for his theoretical “Planet X” in 1905, ...

Discovery of Pluto at Flagstaff observatory continues to inspire 92 years later. By Hope O’Brien Cronkite News Feb 24, 2022 Feb 24, 2022 Updated Jun 22, 2023; 1 of 3 ...