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8 Amazing Facts About the Dwarf Planet Pluto
For the better part of a century, we believed there were nine planets in our solar system, with Pluto being the farthest from the sun. Since the discovery of more Pluto-sized dwarf planets, that ...
Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
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Rare photo said to capture all planets including Earth at once — for the first time ever: ‘Very tricky’
And, experts say, the photo could be the first to crowd all eight planets, including Earth, into one frame ... well after the last lineup, Pluto would have been considered a planet.
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth—an expert explains what we know
Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...
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How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping size up tiny dwarf planets
The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.
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Missed the celestial planetary parade in February? You have another chance in summer
The planets appear to align from Earth's perspective because they orbit ... The top finisher is a shocker Why Pluto isn't part of any planet parades For those people still scratching their heads ...
Which planet has the most moons? Saturn dethrones Jupiter.
The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...
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7-planet parade will be visible on last day of February
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and Earth is the third planet from the ... celestial bodies called dwarf planets, including Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea and Makemake. Grad student discovers ...