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Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...

Full Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHNO079G1i8 Pluto, Eris, and the Dwarf Planets of the Outer Solar System Exploring Space Lecture webcast live on Tuesday ...

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At the farthest edge of the Sun’s influence, the Voyager probes have stumbled into something that sounds almost mythic: a ...

There’s a bit of a paradox about our galaxy: it’s both jam-packed with stars and cavernously empty. The Milky Way is crowded in the sense that it holds hundreds of billions of stars, as well as ...

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While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...