NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Pluto that is inserted beneath the Short Wave logo. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the ...
All planetary systems have this point, called a barycenter, where their mass is perfectly balanced. For some systems - like Pluto and its moon, Charon - the barycenter is outside the planet. See more ...
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Why Pluto could be reclassified as a planet again
The debate over Pluto’s planetary status has been ongoing since its reclassification as a “dwarf planet” in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Recent discussions and new scientific ...
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Beneath Pluto’s frozen crust lurks something far weirder than ice
Pluto’s frozen face looks dead at first glance, but its most famous feature hints at something far stranger than a simple ice ...
(Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated how far Pluto is from the sun. The correct number is 3.7 billion miles.) What was discovered in Flagstaff, Arizona, and killed off in Prague? If ...
A team of scientists wants Pluto classified as a planet again — along with dozens of similar bodies in the solar system and any found around distant stars. The call goes against a controversial ...
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