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An astronomer's animation shows how Earth and the moon both orbit a spot 3,000 miles from the true center of the planet

All planetary systems have this point, called a barycenter, where their mass is perfectly balanced. For some systems - like Pluto and its moon, Charon - the barycenter is outside the planet. See more ...
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On Pluto you could throw a baseball over the Great Pyramid of Giza, a scientist's animation reveals

Watch a ball throw on each planet in our solar system, plus Pluto and the moon, below. Imagine throwing a baseball. Easy, right? Maybe you've already done it a few times. Now imagine throwing a ...
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Pluto isn’t a planet — but it gives us clues for how the solar system formed

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Pluto that is inserted beneath the Short Wave logo. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the ...
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Why Pluto could be reclassified as a planet again

The debate over Pluto’s planetary status has been ongoing since its reclassification as a “dwarf planet” in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Recent discussions and new scientific ...
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Is Pluto A Planet? It’s A Double-Act, Scientists Say

A new formation theory for Pluto's moon Charon could explain why Pluto is geologically active. Illustration incorporates NASA New Horizons terrain imagery. Pluto — demoted to dwarf planets status in ...
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On Pluto you could throw a baseball over the Great Pyramid of Giza, a scientist's animation reveals

Imagine throwing a baseball. Easy, right? Maybe you've already done it a few times. Now imagine throwing a baseball on the moon. Maybe you've seen enough videos of astronauts bouncing around up there ...