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Quad-Cities Popular Astronomy Club: Planet or not, Pluto is fascinating
In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Pluto Is Still a Planet (Sort Of)
According to a recent YouGov poll, 35% of Americans think Pluto is not a planet. But they are all wrong—kind of. To get to ...
For children: The universe tells the story of Earth, its most special planet
Uranus has the craziest tilt in your Solar System. Its tilt is about ninety-eight degrees. That means its north pole is ...
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This Day in History on February 8: The Who Performs in London
February 8th has witnessed a multitude of significant events throughout history, spanning various categories such as science, ...
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What will Jesus do when heaven becomes scientists’ playground?
Since then, Jesus has not wept again despite humanity’s continuing misbehaviour since He left. Jesus has not wept since ...
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Stargaze At The Charming Town Out West Designated As The World's First International Dark Sky City
A charming Arizona town in the west was designated as the world's first International Dark Sky City, meaning it offers beautiful views of the Milky Way.
Why Is Pluto Not A Planet?
For decades, Pluto was celebrated as the ninth planet of our solar system. However, in 2006, the International Astronomical ...
If Planets Had Social Media: Mercury’s Tweets, Saturn’s LinkedIn, and Pluto’s Petition
If planets had social media accounts, the solar system would showcase a frenzy of unique personalities. Mercury tweets at ...
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Giant planet or 'failed star?' Newfound mystery world blurs the lines
The planet, if it is indeed a planet ... an unremarkable orange K-class dwarf with just 64% the mass of our sun. As Gaia plotted the star's proper motion in the sky, it noticed that the star's ...
Spacecraft finds a positively enormous planet 12 times Jupiter's mass
Gaia-4b is considered a super-Jupiter planet, a relatively cold gas giant, orbiting its star over 570 Earth-days. That star ...