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Why Is Pluto No Longer Considered a Planet?
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On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), an organization of professional astronomers, passed two resolutions that collectively revoked Pluto's planetary status.
Terrestrial Planets Are the Rocky Planets of the Solar System
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Terrestrial planets include the four closest to our sun, including Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. What else makes these celestial bodies terrestrial planets?
What Are the Solar System Planets in Order?
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You know Saturn and Venus and Mars. Can you put the eight planets of the solar system in the correct order? There are several ways to do this.
How Will We Colonize Other Planets?
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We've been cruising to and from the International Space Station since 2000. Isn't it about time we started moving on to other space destinations and establishing human outposts?
Pluto: Is It a Planet After All?
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Back in 2006, the International Astronomical Union decided to demote Pluto to the status of a dwarf planet. A historical study challenges that designation.
Can You Match the Word to Its Definition?
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Are you the fast-talker, sweet-talker or overall-high-falutin' talker in your circle of friends? If so, we've got a quiz we're sure will challenge your language skills. Try it now and see if your vocabulary is really in tip-top shape!
Nearby Earth-sized Alien World Orbits 'Quiet' Star, Boosting Habitable Potential
And it's just a galactic hop, skip and a jump away.
Planet Mercury: Fast, Pockmarked and Shrinking
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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, and it's the smallest in the solar system. So why does it have longer days than we have on Earth?
How Well Do You Know Your Science Vocabulary?
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For scientists, this quiz meets all the PARAMETERS. It's definitely not BASIC, but we're sure you won't get an ABSOLUTE ZERO on this quiz. Try your best, homo spaien.
Two for Teegarden: Pint-sized Star System Discovered Right Next Door
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HowStuffWorks looks at the Teegarden star system, which has two Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting the ancient star right on our galactic doorstep.