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Why does Pluto have such a weird orbit?
Pluto is a bit of a loner. The dwarf planet is no longer considered a regular planet; it does not orbit on the same plane as ...
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto in the July 2015, snapping several photos of the dwarf planet and its giant, heart-shaped geographical feature. The dwarf planet Ceres may once have ...
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Did the Dwarf Planet Ceres Once Host Life? Astronomers Suggest Chemical Energy Could Have Fueled Microbes Long Ago
Though no direct evidence of life has been found, models suggest Ceres had hot water shooting into its underground oceans ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles (700 km) wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it ...
In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god and ruler of the dead. For a return mission to the dwarf planet, Howett and her colleagues opted for the name Persephone, after Pluto's wife and "queen of the ...
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