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In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...

For decades, Pluto was celebrated as the ninth planet of our solar system. However, in 2006, the International Astronomical ...

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Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything ... in the final frontier, ... Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth ...