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It's much harder to find, but there are a lot more of them." The first interstellar object to visit the solar system may have ...
At the vast edge of the solar system, Pluto has long been perceived as a cold and lonely dwarf planet. However, a recent ...
Later, it was reclassified as a dwarf planet, yet its mysterious charm has not diminished at all. Why is that? Because Pluto's complex and elusive terrain is like a mysterious key that may hold the ...
"Makemake is one of the largest and brightest icy worlds beyond Neptune, and its surface is dominated by frozen methane," ...
Pluto may have been demoted to non-planet status, but it still commands a court of five moons, as is fitting for the king of ...
Thee Pluto celebrated hitting one million YouTube subscribers with a Bali trip, where he tried flyboarding, sparking playful reactions from amused fans.
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That's Why It's Impossible to Reach Pluto

Pluto, once considered the ninth planet, lies over 6 billion kilometers from Earth, making it one of the most difficult destinations in space exploration. The only spacecraft to reach it, New Horizons ...
A Southwest Research Institute-led team has reported the first detection of gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake, using ...
Unlike typical comets, ‘Oumuamua lacks rock or carbon-rich material. It is also much more elongated than other comets. It ...
Hygiene Elementary students on Wednesday watched as Principal Renee Collier, with a dramatic flair and drum rolls, opened a ...
Oumuamua, the first interstellar object detected in 2017, is most likely a fragment of a Pluto-like body. Scientists believe it was flung out of the solar system billions of years ago during its ...
Phases of ice that exist naturally only on frozen moons could be detected using infrared spectroscopy, according to new ...