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The official definition of a “planet” could be set to change again soon. Last time that happened, Pluto was kicked out of the club, but the new proposed definition is designed to be more inclusive.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Planet, D… Continue reading The official definition of a planet could soon change again
Australian scientists have discovered strangely folded diamonds in rare meteorite samples. In investigating how they came to form, the team found evidence that they were forged in a cataclysm on an ancient dwarf planet.Continue ReadingCategory: Materia… Continue reading Mysterious folded diamonds traced back to ancient dwarf planet cataclysm
Astronomers claim to have discovered evidence of huge ice volcanoes that have changed the surface of Pluto relatively recently. Data and images gathered by the New Horizons mission revealed surface structures that seem to have been produced by a phenom… Continue reading Giant ice volcanoes may have recently changed the face of Pluto
For a long time, Pluto was the farthest object we knew about in the solar system, but it’s a cosmic stone’s-throw away compared to more recent discoveries. Now astronomers have confirmed what is currently the most distant world of all – the appropriate… Continue reading Astronomers identify most distant known object in the solar system
NASA has now put together 100 color photos to show what it would be like to land on the dwarf planet. Continue reading This Is the Closest You’ll Get to Pluto For Now
The only other planet in the solar system to have such structures, called ‘penitentes’, is Earth. Continue reading Pluto Has Towers of Ice 1,600 Feet Tall
Giving Pluto some more company. Continue reading Scientists Discovered A New Dwarf Planet At The Edge of Our Solar System