If Planets Had Social Media: Mercury’s Tweets, Saturn’s LinkedIn, and Pluto’s Petition
If planets had social media accounts, the solar system would showcase a frenzy of unique personalities. Mercury tweets at ...
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Pluto Is Still a Planet (Sort Of)
According to Dr. Grundy, Pluto is a planet. "I use the word 'planet' to refer to it, and most of the planetary science ...
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How Many Planets Are in the Solar System?
The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...
What If Retrograde Was a Reality Show?
Mercury Retrograde causes chaos, with tech failures and miscommunications being just the start. Contestants including Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Ur ...
What If Planets Had Jobs – Who’s the CEO and Who’s the Intern?
If the solar system had a corporate structure, Jupiter would be the CEO, while Saturn ensures rules are followed. Venus ...
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How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss'
New research suggests that billions of years ago, Pluto may have captured its largest moon, Charon, with a very brief icy "kiss." The theory could explain how the dwarf planet (yeah, we wish Pluto was ...
On this date: Voyager 1 discovers tiny moon at Saturn.
Voyager 1 discovers tiny moon at Saturn. The Dodgers keep adding to their payroll. The two-year-old company raised its ...
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"Kiss and capture": New theory explains how Pluto captured its biggest moon
Pluto, considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was reclassified to dwarf planet status in 2006, is thought to have undergone an impact that broke off the largest of its five moons ...