Pluto (fictional animal)

Cast your vote to name Pluto's two smallest moons

2013-02-12 07:38:27

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James Elliot dies at 67; MIT astronomer discovered rings of Uranus and atmosphere of Pluto

2011-03-20 21:21:00

James Elliot, the MIT astronomer who discovered the rings of Uranus and the faint atmosphere of Pluto, died March 3 at his home in Wellesley, Mass. He was 67 and had been suffering from cancer. The rings of Uranus are narrow and faint and not...

Book Calendar events for the week of January 30, 2011

2011-01-29 00:00:00

Words & Ideas Compiled by Grace Krilanovich. SUNDAY Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller: The legendary songwriting duo will present and sign their recent autobiography, "Hound Dog." Every Picture Tells a Story, 1333 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. 6 p.m. Free....

Sports Legend Revealed: The Philadelphia Warriors drafted Wilt Chamberlain while he was still in high school

2010-08-31 16:33:17

Caught in the Web: Lakers training camp starts in three days

2010-09-22 16:35:14

5 things to take away from Lakers' 102-95 victory over Denver Nuggets

2010-10-17 16:34:26

A 6-year-old's first visit to Disneyland hits some attractions, misses others

2010-11-14 00:00:00

Don't miss the Toontown roller coaster, somebody said. Don't bother with Toontown, somebody else said. Don't risk the Matterhorn with a first-grader, somebody said. Don't miss the Matterhorn with a first-grader, somebody else said. "Absolutely," I said....

Brian Marsden dies at 73; astronomer who tracked comets and asteroids

2010-11-20 00:00:00

Astronomer Brian G. Marsden, a comet and asteroid tracker who stood sentinel to protect the Earth from collisions with interplanetary rocks and other remnants of the solar system's creation, died Thursday of cancer at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in...

Walter Fredrick Morrison dies at 90; father of the Frisbee

2010-02-13 00:00:00

Walter Fredrick Morrison, whose post-World War II invention of a "flying" plastic disc became an American recreational icon known as the Frisbee, has died. He was 90. Morrison died Tuesday of age-related causes at his home in Monroe, Utah, said his son,...

'Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor' by Tad Friend

2009-10-14 00:00:00

Tad Friend's "Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor" is a memoir of growing up in the once unassailable American ruling class -- and of a long personal struggle to shed some of the emotional baggage such a lineage conferred....

Dark Passages: Michael Koryta tackles ghosts new and old

2010-05-30 00:00:00

One of the first lessons any writer should learn is that where you start isn't necessarily where you end up and that your defining books are often beyond your control. Michael Koryta arrived auspiciously at the authorial gates when his first novel,...

Walt Disney's train artwork and memorabilia to go on display in L.A.

2009-10-20 16:32:33

6-year-old Lucy Dillon of Orlando high fives Pluto as Disney characters welcome guests in the Atrium Lobby of the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, at Port Canaveral , Monday, March 26, 2012.

2012-03-26 00:00:00

This misguided Eddie Murphy headlined sci-fi comedy, which cost about $100 million to produce, took in just $7.1 million worldwide.

2012-03-09 12:43:45

would pass behind Jupiter at exactly 9:47 AM causing a decrease in the Earth's gravity. The radio station told listeners to jump in the air at the precise time to experience weightlessness.

2010-03-25 07:45:29

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