What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Pluto Is Still a Planet (Sort Of)
According to a recent YouGov poll, 35% of Americans think Pluto is not a planet. But they are all wrong—kind of. To get to ...
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'This idea that it takes like 250 years for Pluto to orbit the sun, I think that's just bizarre.' Star Trek scion Adam Nimoy talks our favorite (dwarf) planet for 'I Heart ...
Filmmaker Adam Nemoy helps celebrate the 90th anniversary of Pluto's discovery this month at the 6th annual 'I Heart Pluto' ...
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Dr. Gerard van Belle Appointed Director of Science at Lowell Observatory, Charting a Bold Future for Research
Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowell Observatory is pleased to announce ... conference in Prague, which relegated Pluto to being a 'dwarf planet' (which according to the IAU resolution is not ...
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At the Lowell Observatory, visitors can conjure their inner astronomer by peering through world-class telescopes and sitting in on lectures on topics like black holes and the history of Pluto.
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Lowell Observatory researchers study star system to learn more about planetary formation
Recent research led by Lowell Observatory found information about how planets are formed through studying the DF Tau binary star system. The study combined data from the Atacama Large Millimeter ...
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Dr. Gerard van Belle Appointed Director of Science at Lowell Observatory, Charting a Bold Future for Research
which relegated Pluto to being a 'dwarf planet' (which according to the IAU resolution is not a planet). His extensive experience and dedication to advancing astronomical research make him a valuable ...
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Lowell Observatory to host annual I Heart Pluto Festival in February
Lowell Observatory will be hosting the 2025 I Heart Pluto Festival from Feb. 13 to 17, celebrating the planet and its ...
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Did Pluto ‘kiss and capture’ its largest moon?
Pluto can be thought of as being part of a binary system with its biggest satellite, Charon (pictured). Scientists have long thought that this system formed as the result of a collision between ...
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Largest Camera in the World Will Look for Planet Nine
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Unless you’re really on the low end of our listener age bell curve, chances are you grew up learning about our ...
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Lowell, Tewksbury awarded state firefighting grants
LOWELL — Fire departments in both Lowell and Tewksbury were awarded firefighter safety equipment grant funds of $50,000 and almost $24,000, respectively, by the administration of Gov. Maura ...
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Astronomers have for decades tried to figure out how Pluto captured its largest moon. Now, there’s a new theory
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. For decades ...
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Summer school at Vatican Observatory offers unique opportunity for young scientists
The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition. During the month of June, 25 students who were selected from among 120 ...