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Pluto gets a new name: plutoid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pluto, demoted from planet status in 2006, got a consolation prize on Wednesday -- it and other dwarf planets like it will be called plutoids.
Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-12
Japanese scientists eye new planet
Scientists at a Japanese university said Thursday they believed another planet up to two-thirds the size of the Earth was orbiting in the far reaches of the solar system.
Nations:Japan
2008-02-28
Probe detects "spider" crater on Mercury
A NASA probe that shot past Mercury this month detected a puzzling geological feature that scientists on Wednesday labeled "The Spider" and found evidence of past volcanic activity on the closest planet to the sun.
2008-01-31
NASA probe to fly past little, sun-baked Mercury
A NASA probe next week will become the first spacecraft in 33 years to fly by Mercury, a sojourn scientists hope will unlock the secrets of the small sun-baked planet.
2008-01-13
US space probe speeds toward Jupiter, en route to Pluto
The US spacecraft New Horizons is expected to pick up added momentum when it passes Jupiter next month, enabling it to hurtle toward the Pluto system for a July 2015 arrival, mission officials said.
2007-01-19
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