# Clyde Tombaugh
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Clyde William Tombaugh (February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer. He discovered Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt. At the time of discovery, Pluto was considered a planet, but was later reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
From The Farm To The Stars: We Talk About Clyde Tombaugh
A telescope made out of farming equipment? Discovering Pluto? In this episode of Star Stuff, Hailey sits down with Lowell historian Kevin Schindler to talk about the man who discovered Pluto, Clyde Tombaugh.
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Starting May 10th the main exhibit hall at Lowell will be closed. This closure will last until May 22nd
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A Clip Dump
Clyde Tombaugh, a DVD rant, a die hard Raiders fan, Ben Stiller, Don Music, Kevin's diagnosis, Colin Farrell, and an Airplane clip dump!
Pluto's Big Night & a Sharper Look at M87's Black Hole | Today's Space News
Astronomy Daily · S05E151 · “The Faint Little World Has Its Day” · Monday 27 July 2026 · Hosts Anna & Avery. Pluto has its brightest night of the year — so we go deep on the world nobody can agree how to label. Then a crew comes home after 241 days, the galaxy’s most common planet turns out to mayb…
Clyde Tombaugh: Discoverer of Pluto
Anyone can be a scientist as long as they are curious and persistant! Aarati tells the story of a farmer turned astronomer, who discovered Pluto when he was just 24 years old.
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The Farm Boy Who Discovered Pluto
How did a hardworking Kansas farm boy find his way to Pluto?
In this episode, we dive into the true story of Clyde Tombaugh. After Clyde spent months grinding telescope mirrors in an underground root cellar, a June hailstorm ruined his family's crops and his hopes for college. Discover how his …
Pluto, the Last Hieroglyph, and the President Who Lost His Seat
Pluto, the Last Hieroglyph, and the President Who Lost His Seat
On 24 August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet, ending its 76-year tenure as the ninth planet in our solar system. The decision sparked global debate and revealed that science had n…
Why Did Pluto Lose Its Status as the Ninth Planet? - Pluto's True Nature | Sleepy Facts About the Universe
In 1930, a faint moving dot on a pair of photographic plates confirmed a mathematical prediction and seemingly revealed a massive ninth planet at the edge of our solar system. For decades, Pluto occupied this role in textbooks and public imagination, a solitary wanderer beyond Neptune. Yet, as inst…
Pluto Isn’t a Planet - Chris Lintott
00:00 // Introduction: Why Pluto Isn't a Planet03:28 // Discovery of Uranus and a Mysterious Orbit05:49 // How Neptune Was Found Through Math08:16 // Percival Lowell's Hunt for "Planet X"09:49 // Clyde Tombaugh Discovers Pluto (1930)14:09 // A Brief History of Counting the Planets18:02 // Pluto's O…
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