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On February 28, the New Horizons probe flew over Jupiter
New Horizons, NASA's fastest air space probe, is also the first spacecraft to explore Pluto, which will fly through Jupiter with the closest distance on February 28.
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Pluto is now just a number: 134340
Pluto has been given a different name, commensurate with its new redefined position as an asteroid.
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Pluto is no longer a planet
Nearly 2,500 scientists are meeting in Prague, the Czech Republic agreed to vote Pluto from the list of planets in the solar system. The decision of the International As…
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Pledge Pluto!
About 300 American astronomers signed a petition to the International Astronomical Association (IAU), saying they did not agree on the new definition of the planet and d…
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Will determine the fate of Pluto
Astronomers are meeting in the Czech capital Prague, hoping to bring out the exact standards of a planet. The result will help determine the level of Pluto, okay
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Will the Solar System have new planets?
World astronomers are heatedly debating about the existence of a mysterious object discovered in 2003, temporarily called UB313, which is far from Earth and is much larg…
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The number of solar system planets will increase
The number of planets orbiting the sun may increase from nine to 12 and may even increase further if experts adopt a new perspective on our solar system.
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Sizing of the 10th 'planet'
Experts from the University of Bonn (Germany) have confirmed UB313 - celestial body can be the 10th planet in the solar system - bigger than Pluto. However, this finding…
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NASA launches the first Pluto probe
Yesterday, an unmanned probe of the US Space Agency (NASA) will be launched into space for a 9-year journey to Pluto, the last unexplored planet in the Solar System. . A…
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The Solar System in 2005
In 2005, humanity took further steps in understanding the mysteries of the solar system, adding interesting discoveries that opened enormous new doorways for mankind.
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Pluto has 3 satellites
Pluto is the farthest planet in the solar system and also the smallest planet. According to recent observations by the US Space Agency, up to three satellites (not 1) ar…
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How can this be called a planet?
Leading astronomers around the world are debating the criteria to be able to call a celestial body a planet, comparing Pluto Pluto and a newly discovered asteroid, Sedna.
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Discover 2 new moons belonging to Pluto
Using the Hubble Space Telescope to observe the solar system's edge, astronomers discovered two more small moons flying around the orbit of Pluto, bringing the planet's…
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NASA announces the sharpest image of Pluto's surface
New Horizons probes have just sent back to Earth a super-sharp image of the dwarf planet's surface and NASA immediately announced it to everyone.
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10 'hell' planets for humans
Space exploration is always the desire of people. We always hope to have an exciting adventure to other planets in the universe but there are also planets that you will…