Move over Saturn! Scientists have found a ring around an unassuming mini-planet in our Solar System to debunk the theory that only giant planets can be so adorned. The planet, dubbed Haumea ...
It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than the door hinge: Cardea. And now, thanks to Clay ...
"We were definitely surprised by the 'kiss' part of kiss-and-capture. There hasn't really been a kind of impact before where the two bodies only temporarily merge before re-separating!" ...
Of the five dwarf planets in the Solar System – including Eris, Ceres, Makemake, and Haumea – Pluto is easily ... Despite this, it is capable of holding onto moons. "Pluto is orbited by ...
There are five confirmed dwarf planets in the solar system: Ceres, Haumea, Eris ... activity is caused by interactions with its moon Charon. As a result, they thought it was unlikely for other ...
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