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Clyde William Tombaugh / ˈ t ɒ m b aʊ / (February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer. He discovered the ninth planet Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt .
Clyde Tombaugh - Biography, Facts and Pictures. Lived 1906 – 1997. Clyde Tombaugh discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930. He also discovered a number of asteroids and minor planets, and he was one of the supporters of further research to better understand UFOs or unidentified flying objects. Early Life and Educational Background.
Feb 15, 2013 · Let's take a look at the life of this amazing man. Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto, peers into an instrument. (Image credit: Lowell Observatory) Early life and family. Clyde William...
Clyde Tombaugh was an American astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930 after a systematic search for a ninth planet instigated by the predictions of other astronomers. He also discovered several clusters of stars and galaxies, studied the apparent distribution of extragalactic nebulae, and made.
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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.
Mar 23, 2002 · The faint, starry image jumped a little – very little, in fact. But the heart of young Clyde Tombaugh, who saw the telltale twitch late one Tuesday afternoon in February 1930, jumped a good...
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Jan 17, 1997 · Pluto discoverer Clyde Tombaugh could only dream of a spacecraft flying past the small planet he spotted on the edges of the solar system in 1930. Yet the newest views of Pluto from NASA’s approaching New Horizons probe – released today, on the late American astronomer’s birthday – hint at just how close that dream is to coming true.
