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Spot six planets in the sky this week: Mercury, Mars, Uranus and more

Spot six planets in the sky this week: Mercury, Mars, Uranus and more

23 October 2019

Late October is a great time to spot planets, says Abigail Beall, and with a few tips you can find almost all those in the solar system
The solar system has too many moons – it's time for a cull

The solar system has too many moons – it's time for a cull

23 October 2019

Designating rocks just a few kilometres across as moons is misleading and ridiculous. We need to do a Pluto and cut moons down to size, argues Leah Crane

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