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A brief history of the 30 or so objects in our solar system that have been considered planets at some point. While the planets themselves may seem constant and timeless, the way we define the term "planet" has changed drastically over the centuries. Here's my timeline of all the objects considered planets in our solar [...]
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The icy bits past Neptune's orbit
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The three new bodies, likely dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris, reside in the Kuiper Belt, in the outer solar system. Even larger bodies - some as large as Mars or Earth - may exist even farther away from the sun, far beyond Pluto's orbit.
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The legal registration of land allowed the building of mass property empires
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