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Tombaugh was an active Unitarian Universalist, and he and his wife helped found the Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Death. Tombaugh died on January 17, 1997, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, at the age of 90, and he was cremated.
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 systematic search for a ninth planet instigated by the predictions of other astronomers.
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Feb 15, 2013 · Tombaugh passed away at his home in Las Cruces, N.M., on Jan. 17, 1997. An avid amateur astronomer. Unimpressed with store-bought telescopes, Tombaugh constructed his first telescope at the age...
Mar 23, 2002 · The man who found Pluto. At 24 and with no formal education in astronomy, Clyde William Tombaugh set out to find "Planet X." By S. Alan Stern | Published: March 23, 2002 | Last updated on May...
Feb 16, 2021 · He was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1980. He died on January 17, 1997, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, at age 90. A small portion of his ashes was placed aboard the New Horizons spacecraft, which was launched on January 19, 2006 and flew past Pluto on July 14, 2015.
Clyde W. Tombaugh: 1906-1997 Credit and Copyright: J. Kelly Beatty. Explanation: Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto, died on January 17th. Inspiring many during his long and exceptional career, he had been living in Las Cruces, New Mexico with his wife of 60 years, Patsy.
On January 17, 1997, Clyde W. Tombaugh died at his home at the age of ninety-one. After he was cremated some of his ashes were placed aboard the New Horizons probe, which was launched on January 19, 2006, and scheduled to reach Pluto in 2015.
