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A layer of haze keeps Pluto’s atmosphere extremely cold

A layer of haze keeps Pluto’s atmosphere extremely cold

15 November 2017

Pluto is far from the sun, so astronomers expect its atmosphere to be cold, but it's colder than predicted. Now we know that soot sends the sun’s heat back into space
Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected

Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected

11 October 2017

The tiny world Haumea has a ring, the most distant we’ve found in our solar system. This may mean rings encircle other far-off worlds in the solar system

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