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| | Using the Kepler Space Telescope, scientists have discovered another planet that orbits a star in just the right location to support life as we know it. The star, Kepler-69, has two planets and the planet named Kepler-69 C is the one that has a 'goldilocks' orbit in what scientists call the Habitable Zone. Using my...
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| | A small team led by Sihao Cheng, Martin A. and Helen Chooljian Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural Sciences, has discovered an extraordinary trans-Neptunian object (TNO), named 2017 OF201, at the edge of our solar system.
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| | Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond Neptune, it orbits the sun every 25,000 years.
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| The category "dwarf planet" was created in 2006 to make room for the many large bodies being discovered on the outer reaches of the solar system. Here's a tour of the five currently recognized dwarf planets: Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake and Ceres.