Pluto's Name

The existence of Pluto was not confirmed until 1930 by astronomers at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. The first photographs of Pluto made headlines around the world and hundreds of suggestions poured in for what to name it. You can learn about where Uranus and Neptune got their names plus how planets are named on curiosity.com. Join us again tomorrow for the curiosity daily and learn something new in just a few minutes.