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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
10 year challenge: How science and the world have changed

10 year challenge: How science and the world have changed

18 January 2019

The last 10 years have seen amazing advances in science and technology – and stark damage to the world we live in. Like a lot of people on social media we thought we'd take a look back at the last ten years in science and New Scientist
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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