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In 2005, astronomers discovered the Solar System’s tenth planet, and they named it Xena. The International Astronomy Union promptly stepped in [...]
December 21, 2015
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Today’s post is part of a special series here on Planet Pailly called Sciency Words. Each week, we take a closer look at an interesting science [...]
December 18, 2015
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When I was a kid, something really bothered me about the Solar System. If Pluto’s orbit crosses the orbit of Neptune, why don’t the two [...]
December 16, 2015
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This is Makemake. Makemake is a pretty typical dwarf planet. It has a nice, spherical shape, unlike Haumea. Its nearly circular orbit keeps is [...]
December 14, 2015
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Today’s post is part of a special series here on Planet Pailly called Sciency Words. Each week, we take a closer look at an interesting science [...]
December 11, 2015
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Recent headlines have been saying that we’ve discovered volcanoes on Pluto. But these aren’t “normal” volcanoes. They’re cryovolcanoes: [...]
December 9, 2015
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Don’t feel too bad for Pluto. Pluto has a lot of new dwarf planet friends out in the Kuiper belt. Today, we’re meeting the dwarf planet known [...]
December 7, 2015
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The 2015 Mission to the Solar System has finally brought us to Pluto, so for today’s edition of Sciency Words, let’s talk about the [...]
December 4, 2015
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Today’s post is part of a special series here on Planet Pailly called Sciency Words. Each week, we take a closer look at an interesting science [...]
November 27, 2015
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Neptune is really far away and difficult to observe through a telescope. Nothing emphasizes this better than the fact that we lost one of [...]
November 25, 2015
