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It Took Pluto Nearly 250 Years to Finally Orbit the Sun - Here's Why
How long does it take Pluto to orbit the sun? Learn more about how this planet makes one lap around our Solar System.
8 night sky events to see in July, from a ‘buck moon‘ to a rare view of Pluto
Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...
Potential discovery of new dwarf planet adds wrinkle to Planet Nine theory
Discovery of 2017OF201, a large trans-Neptune Object, challenges previous beliefs about the Kuiper Belt and hints at the ...
A “Crazy Idea” Proven True: Pluto’s Breath Changes Its Moon’s Color
JWST has confirmed Pluto’s bizarre atmospheric behavior and its ghostly interaction with Charon. These findings could reshape ...
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James Webb Peers Into Mysterious Haze Covering Pluto
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have peered into a mysterious, blue haze cloaking the surface of Pluto — and ...
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Confirmed – astronomers find a Pluto-like planet that could change what we know about the solar system
OF201, the object belongs to the same all-star family as Pluto: dwarf planets. Its diameter, roughly 435 miles (700 km), is ...
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Scientists Intrigued by Comet With Jets Blasting From Its Interior
Vomit Comet “These measurements give us a look at how this enormous, icy world works,” said lead author Nathan Roth of American University and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. “We’re seeing explosive ...
Jupiter, Saturn and… 2017 OF201? Astronomers spot a possible small addition to our solar system
A possible new dwarf planet has been discovered at the edge of our solar system, so far-flung that it takes around 25,000 years to complete one orbit around the sun. The object, known as 2017 OF201, ...