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The Story of How Pluto Was Discovered 95 Years Ago
Everyone's favorite dwarf planet, Pluto, was discovered just 95 years ago. Here's the story of how the once-ninth planet was ...
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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.
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 ...
Astronomy on MSN5d
Our solar system is not as unusual as we thought
A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.
7 lesser-known facts about our solar system
The first time you may have heard the term ‘dwarf planet’ was when Pluto got demoted to one in 2006 (RIP). However, we actually have six in our Solar System. Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris ...
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Missed the celestial planetary parade in February? You have another chance in summer
The top finisher is a shocker Why Pluto isn't part of any planet parades For those people still scratching their heads, trying to figure out why the solar system has fewer planets now than it did ...