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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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| | | | | A tiny rock has been detected in the Kuiper belt, which may not seem like such a big deal, but how it was found is. [NASA,ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)] We think we have a pretty good handle on how planets form. After the birth of a star, big enough clumps of dust and rock... | |
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| | | | | Our solar system has five dwarf planets: In order of distance from the Sun they are: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. | |
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| | | Sixteen years. As of today, that is how long it has been since the IAU attempted to end the planet definition debate once and for all but i... | ||