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In 2015 NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft provided humanity with the first up-close views of Pluto, passing just 12,472 km (7,750 mi) from the surface. What had always been little more …read more Continue reading Change of Plans for New Horizons Sparks Debate
Bit by bit, NASA’s New Horizons probe is bringing into sharper focus the most distant space object ever explored by a spacecraft. Known as Arrokoth, this ancient, icy body sits far beyond Pluto in a ring of frigid objects that form the Kuiper Belt. Sci… Continue reading Distant Kuiper Belt object reveals deep secrets of planetary formation
“We didn’t even have enough money to build a second dome to protect our second telescope! Yet we still managed to make a discovery that is impossible for the big projects.” Continue reading Astronomers Discover Rare Kilometer-Sized Object in Outer Solar System
Giving Pluto some more company. Continue reading Scientists Discovered A New Dwarf Planet At The Edge of Our Solar System
Is this strange meteorite a fragment of a mysterious fifth gas giant? Continue reading This Bizarre Meteorite May Be the First to Come From the Outer Solar System