Huge haul of Earth-like planets found
28 May 2008
As more super-Earths not much bigger than our home planet are found, astronomers are coming up with ways to study them in detail
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Found 465 results for dwarf planet
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The weather on Pluto is revealed by a new analysis of images taken soon after the dwarf planet was discovered
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Departed dwarf planet left us two meteorites
18 March 2008
Two unusual meteorites found in Antarctica in 2006 came from a dwarf planet in our solar system, which has now vanished
Meteorites may be remnants of destroyed dwarf planet
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