Clyde William Tombaugh (/ ˈtɒmbaʊ /; 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 …

Clyde Tombaugh (born February 4, 1906, Streator, Illinois, U.S.—died January 17, 1997, Las Cruces, New Mexico) was an American astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930 after a …

On February 18, 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto. Thus kicked off a hectic time for the entire observatory staff, as they worked furiously to gather as much data as possible about the …

Jan 8, 2025 · Clyde Tombaugh was an American astronomer best known for his groundbreaking discovery of Pluto in 1930. (Image credit: Bettmann / Contributor via Getty Images)

Dwarf planet Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, US on 18 February 1930. Though he would go on to earn degrees in astronomy from …

Feb 18, 2022 · On this date in 1930, Clyde Tombaugh, searching for a 9th planet, discovered Pluto. This opened the door to further exploration of the outer solar system.

Clyde Tombaugh was an astronomer from the United States. He is most famous for being the man who discovered Pluto, which for many years was considered one of the nine major …

Aug 15, 2015 · In 1992, 19 years after Tombaugh retired and 62 years after he discovered Pluto, Robert Staehle, from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, called Tombaugh to ask him for …

Mar 17, 2017 · On February 18, 1930, Clyde W. Tombaugh, an assistant at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, discovered Pluto. For over seven decades, Pluto was …

18 Feb: I Discovered Pluto. Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto – 84 years after star-spotters first began their hunt for a ninth planet in our solar system, the elusive ‘Planet X’ on 18th February …