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Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Some 4.5 billion years ago, ...
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Chaos in Our Solar System Could've Caused Planet X's Theoretically Wide Orbit

There could be a ninth planet in our Solar System after all - and no, it's not Pluto. Instead, it's the theoretical Planet X, also called Planet Nine, a wide-orbit planet that would circle the Sun ...
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Strange planet with a backward, cucumber-shape orbit is turning into another kind of world

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers have ...
The New York Times

Scientists Say They’ve Found a Dwarf Planet Very Far From the Sun

The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach its closest point to the sun is in the year 26186. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth ...
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Earth Has A 1-In-100,000 Chance Of Being Ejected From The Solar System Due To A Passing Star

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...