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Just before 2006, Pluto was still considered the most remote planet in the solar system. However, due to the discovery of a series of objects that had similar sizes and characteristics to that of Pluto, the object has been demoted from its status of planet to that of Kuiper belt object, or minor planet. Currently, th... |
15 January 2008
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The configuration of the solar system as observed today poses some serious questions about how the planets might have evolved from the protoplanetary disk spinning around the Sun, as current models cannot yet explain how a planet the size of Jupiter could have formed in only a few million years, while predictions reg... |
12 December 2007
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As the gas giant presents a tilt of 98 degrees from its orbit plane, during the solstice the poles point directly towards the Sun, triggering some extreme changes in solar illumination, seen in all the bodies in the solar system. This usual inclination presents great importance for planetary astronomers such as Heidi... |
5 December 2007
05:36 GMT |
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This week, you will be able to see two of the gas giants in the night sky. With the moon out of the way, and a pair of binoculars, Uranus and Neptune will be well in your reach. Normally, most people can see the five brightest planets, but there is still a sixth planet that can't be observed without any optical ... |
3 November 2007
06:07 GMT |
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Diamonds are known to form on Earth under very specific conditions, like exposure of carbon-bearing materials to high pressure, ranging approximately between 45 and 60 times normal atmospheric pressure, conditions that can be found in the lithospheric mantle below relatively stable continental plates and at the site ... |
13 July 2007
10:50 GMT |
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Astronomers have received pictures showing two of Saturn' 27 moons, one passing in front of the other. This is considered very important for scientific calculations, as it is the only way that the mass of the moons can be approximated.With the help of the Faulkes Telescope South in Australia, astronomers observ... |
21 May 2007
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