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PARIS, France (AFP) — Move over Saturn! Scientists have found a ring around an unassuming mini-planet in our Solar System to debunk the theory that only giant planets can be so adorned. The planet, dubbed Haumea, orbits the Sun far beyond Neptune — the eighth and furthest recognized “full” planet in our star system since Pluto was downgraded to dwarf status in 2006. About eight billion kilometers (five billion miles) from the Sun, Haumea spins […]
Reuters — A team of scientists seeking to restore Pluto to planet hood launched a campaign on Tuesday (March 21) to broaden the astronomical classifications which led to its demotion to a “dwarf planet” a decade ago. Six scientists from institutions across the United States argued that Pluto deserves to be a full planet, along with some 110 other bodies in the solar system, including Earth’s moon. In a paper presented at an international planetary […]
SEPTEMBER 11 (Reuters) — NASA released new images of the dwarf planet of Ceres on Tuesday and Wednesday (September 8-9) showing a set of peculiar white spots in one of the planet’s craters. The animation and stills shown by NASA on social media are made up of images from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft and are the closest yet views of the Occator crater. The photos have a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel and […]
