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Space: The Solar System
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New Ultima Thule discoveries from NASA's New Horizons - New Ultima Thule Discoveries from NASA's New Horizons      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Data from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which explored Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule earlier thi ...

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Scientists confirm decrease in Pluto’s atmospheric density - Scientists Confirm Decrease in Pluto's Atmospheric Density      (via sciencedaily.com) 

When Pluto passed in front of a star on the night of August 15, 2018, astronomers deployed telescope...

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Studying Pluto orbiter mission - Studying Pluto Orbiter Mission: A Comprehensive Guide      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have made several discoveries that expand the range and value of a future Pluto orbiter...

Space: The Solar System
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Pluto's hydrocarbon haze keeps dwarf planet colder than expected - Pluto's Hydrocarbon Haze Keeps Dwarf Planet Colder Than Expected      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The gas composition of a planet's atmosphere generally determines how much heat gets trapped in the...

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Cracked, frozen and tipped over: New clues from Pluto's past - Cracked, Frozen and Tipped Over: New Clues from Pluto's Past      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research by planetary scientists reveals fascinating clues about Pluto, suggesting the small wor...

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Solving the mystery of Pluto's giant blades of ice - Solving the Mystery of Pluto's Giant Blades of Ice      (via sciencedaily.com) 

NASA's New Horizons mission revolutionized our knowledge of Pluto when it flew past that distant wor...

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Astronomers show how terrain evolves on icy comets - Astronomers Show How Terrain Evolves on Icy Comets      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

With an eye toward a possible return mission years in the future, Cornell University astronomers hav...

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Miranda: An icy moon deformed by tidal heating - Miranda: An Icy Moon Deformed by Tidal Heating      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Miranda, a small, icy moon of Uranus, is one of the most visually striking and enigmatic bodies in t...

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New superhighway system discovered in the Solar System - New Superhighway System Discovered in the Solar System      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have discovered a new superhighway network to travel through the Solar System much faste...

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Possible clouds on Pluto, next target is reddish - Possible Clouds on Pluto: Next Target is Reddish      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Stern said that Pluto's complex, layered atmosphere is hazy and appears to be mostly free of clouds,...

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NASA spacecraft becomes first to orbit a dwarf planet - NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet      (via sciencedaily.com) 

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet. The spac...

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Saturn hasn't always had rings - Saturn's Surprising History: The Discovery of its Rings      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In its last days, the Cassini spacecraft looped between Saturn and its rings so that Earth-based rad...

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Evidence of asteroid belt around Vega - Evidence of Asteroid Belt Around Vega      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the secon...

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Giant planet ejected from the solar system? - Giant Planet Ejected from the Solar System: Is It Possible?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Just as an expert chess player sacrifices a piece to protect the queen, the solar system may have gi...

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Hubble discovers a fifth moon orbiting Pluto - Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon...

Space: The Solar System
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Scientists introduce cosmochemical model for Pluto formation - Scientists Introduce Cosmochemical Model for Pluto Formation      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists integrated NASA's New Horizons discoveries with data from ESA's Rosetta mission to develo...