How Pluto Disappeared from the Solar System

<h1>The Discovery of Pluto</h1> <p>Pluto was discovered on February 18, 1930, by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Tombaugh was searching for a ninth planet beyond Neptune, based on irregularities in Neptune’s orbit that suggested the presence of another celestial body exerting gravitational influence. After a systematic search, Tombaugh identified Pluto as a faint point of light moving against the background stars.</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/0*DJ7p48XDq3yXc4M2" style="height:525px; width:700px" /></p> <p>Photo by NASA on Unsplash</p> <h1>Pluto’s Status as the Ninth Planet</h1> <p>For over seven decades, Pluto was considered the ninth planet in our solar system. It held a special place in the public’s imagination, often portrayed as a cold, distant world at the edge of the solar system. However, as our understanding of the solar system and the objects within it evolved, questions about Pluto’s classification arose.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@zaid.awan28/how-pluto-disappeared-from-the-solar-system-615910441309"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>