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Pluto isn't a planet — but it gives us clues on how the solar system formed : Short Wave
NPR· 9 hours agoplanetary scientist Wladymir Lyra says that even though it was downgraded to a dwarf planet, Pluto...
The Solar System Is Weirder Than You Think
Hackaday· 1 day agoWhen I was a kid, the solar system was simple. There were nine planets and they all orbited in more-or-less circles around the sun. It ...
8 strange objects that could be hiding in the outer solar system
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe outer solar system is a vast and mysterious place that could be harboring hidden objects we know...
Encounter Between Sun And "Something Outside The Solar System" May Have Dramatically Cooled Earth
IFLScience· 4 days agoAs the Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the center of the Milky...
An encounter with 'something outside of the solar system' may have triggered an ice age on Earth
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTwo million years ago, an encounter with a cold cloud of gas and dust could have caused our planet's...
Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?
LiveScience· 4 days agoDeep in the outer reaches of the solar system — so far away from the known planets that the sun...
Godspeed, Ed Stone—the Man Who Showed Us the Solar System
Time via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“Ed took humanity on a planetary tour of our solar system and beyond, sending NASA where no...
Scientists Discover Water Frost On Martian Volcanoes, The Tallest In The Solar System
HotHardware· 6 days agoFor the first time, water frost has been spotted near Mar’s equator, a location once thought...
Life after stellar death? How life could arise on planets orbiting white dwarfs
SPACE.com· 3 hours agoStars do not survive forever, the sun included. In about five billion years, Earth's star will begin...
How long would it take to reach Planet 9, if we ever find it?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSome experts believe that the solar system's hypothetical ninth planet could be just a few years...