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Back in 2006, the International Astronomical Union determined that the definition of a planet is one where a body must “clear” its orbit. This...
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Back in 2006, the International Astronomical Union determined that the definition of a planet is one where a body must “clear” its orbit. This...
The new findings point to evidence of dunes of frozen methane on Pluto. The news of interest since it indicates that the distant dwarf...
Alan Stern is not a happy man. Stern, the lead scientist on NASA’S New Horizons mission, is tired of being asked why NASA is...
The discussion does not stray as far as to imagine what some future astronaut might find, but it does weigh-up the conditions that a...
Planets and other bodies like comets can generate X-rays through solar winds. This occurs when a stream of charged particles from the sun interacts...
Clouds swirling above the surface of Pluto suggests more climate variation than scientists previously thought. This is based on new images transmitted by the...
The new dwarf planet is very small, smaller than Pluto with an 870-mile diameter. It shares the climatic conditions of Pluto, being very cold....
The US space agency has released a series of sharp Pluto snapshots, billing them as the best close-ups of the dwarf planet we may...
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, currently flying about 3 billion miles (5 Billion KM) from Earth has sent back color photographs of Pluto’s atmospheric hazes....
Up until now, our image of the far off planet has been one of a tiny dark, lifeless rock, barely worth investigating. But, with...