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 when ...

FLAGSTAFF – Clyde Tombaugh sat in the Orpheum Theater that fateful night in February 1930, waiting for clouds to pass before the 24-year-old astronomer could return to Lowell Observatory to confirm ...

The centennial anniversary of Pluto’s discovery is on the horizon, and the I Heart Pluto Festival is ramping up excitement in the meantime. Hosted right here in Flagstaff—a.k.a. “Pluto Town ...

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 has become ...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — While it’s classified as a dwarf planet, a new Arizona bill would make Pulto our new state planet. This weekend will mark the 94th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto at ...

What was discovered in Flagstaff, Arizona, and killed off in Prague? If you answered "Pluto's planethood," your grasp of the astronomical is excellent. Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the ...

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“Star Trek” has inspired generations of scientists and space explorers, and one of its most enduring characters is Mr. Spock, played by the late Leonard Nimoy. Mr. Spock, a half-human, half-Vulcan, ...

Flagstaff has a long and colorful association with astronomy and space exploration. One notable mention is the discovery of Pluto from the Lowell Observatory by Percival Lowell in 1894. And in the ...

HOPE O'BRIEN Cronkite News Feb 26, 2022 Feb 26, 2022 Updated Apr 3, 2022 FLAGSTAFF -- Clyde Tombaugh sat in the Orpheum Theater that fateful night in February 1930, waiting for clouds to pass before ...