Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Pluto is one of the most fascinating worlds in our Solar System, but few people know the incredible true story of Clyde Tombaugh, the astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930 and later became the only man to ever visit it aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Pluto
00:34 –Who Was Clyde Tombaugh?
01:15 – The Homemade Telescope
02:21 – The Search for Planet X
03:30 – How Pluto Was Discovered
04:52 – How Pluto Got Its Name
05:31 – Why Pluto Is No Longer a Planet
06:42 – NASA Sends Clyde Tombaugh to Pluto
08:08 – The Journey Continues Beyond Pluto

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