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May 05, 2016

Planet Nine: A world that shouldn't exist
Boston MA (SPX) May 05, 2016
Earlier this year scientists presented evidence for Planet Nine, a Neptune-mass planet in an elliptical orbit 10 times farther from our Sun than Pluto. Since then theorists have puzzled over how this planet could end up in such a distant orbit. New research by astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) examines a number of scenarios and finds that most of them have low probabilities. Therefore, the presence of Planet Nine remains a bit of a mystery. "The evidence points t ... read more

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Pluto: A Global Perspective NASA's New Horizons mission science team has produced this updated panchromatic (black-and-white) global map of Pluto. The map includes all resolved images of Pluto's surface acquired between ... more		New Elevation Map of Pluto's Sunken 'Heart' This newest shaded relief view of the region surrounding the left side of Pluto's heart-shaped feature - informally named Sputnik Planum - shows that the vast expanse of the icy surface is on averag ... more		Pluto's Interaction with the Solar Wind is Unique, Study Finds Pluto has some characteristics less like that of a comet and more like much larger planets, according to the first analysis of Pluto's unique interaction with the solar wind, scientists say. U ... more
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The Universe, where space-time becomes discrete

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