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Solar system: A planet more, a planet less?
Scott Sheppard
Nature 439 (7076), 541-2 (02 Feb 2006)
info:doi/10.1038/439541a
Further observations of an object dubbed 2003 UB313, which lies beyond Neptune, show that its diameter is around 3,100 kilometres. This makes it larger than Pluto, the smallest 'traditional' Solar System planet.
Posted by mokryj and 1 other with 1 comment to trans-neptunian objects planets solar system astronomy on Wed Jun 14 2006 at 18:43 UTC | info | related
 
New Scientist SPACE - Breaking News - Upper size limit for moons explained
www.newscientistspace.com
A striking similarity between the moons of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus could be explained by a new model of how they formed.
Posted by mokryj with 1 comment to astronomy Uranus saturn Jupiter the moons on Wed Jun 14 2006 at 18:05 UTC | info | related
 
Planetary science: Pluto's expanding brood
Richard Binzel
Nature 439 (7079), 924-5 (23 Feb 2006)
info:doi/10.1038/439924a
Hubble Space Telescope images showing that the Pluto system is at least quadruple.
Posted by mokryj and 2 others with 1 comment to NASA's New Horizons mission Pluto's satelites astronomy Pluto on Tue Mar 21 2006 at 08:03 UTC | info | related

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