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Haumea - NASA Science
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The discovery of the Kuiper Belt revamped our view of the solar system
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| | Thirty years ago, astronomers found the Kuiper Belt, a region of space home to Pluto and other icy worlds that helped show how the solar system evolved.
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Pluto: A Dwarf Planet Oddity (Infographic) | Space
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| | Learn all about Pluto's weirdly eccentric orbit, four moons and more in this SPACE.com infographic.
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A Dwarf By Any Other Name | by Brian Koberlein
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| | The writings of Brian Koberlein
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Meet the Solar System's Dwarf Planets | Space
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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.