We're just learning that a lot of planets are small planets, and we didn't know that before, fact is, in planetary science, objects such as Pluto and…

- Alan Stern

It used to be said that Pluto is a misfit. But now we know Earth is the misfit. This is the most populous class of planet in our solar system and we …

- Alan Stern

It's strictly coincidental that Pluto of course was named for the god of the underworld and we're describing these Halloween moons

- Alan Stern

Naming celestial objects is usually done by astronomers and professionals. Other people who are interested in space never get the opportunity to do t…

- Alan Stern

It'll be the fastest spacecraft ever to Jupiter...13 months after launch. We pass the Moon in just nine hours.

- Alan Stern

This is in a real sense the capstone of the initial missions to explore the planets. Pluto, its moons and this part of the solar system are such myst…

- Alan Stern