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2015: NASA’s Year of the Dwarf Planet
Together, the space probes Dawn and New Horizons have been in flight for a collective 17 years. One remained close…
NameExoWorlds, an IAU Worldwide Contest to Name Alien Planets, Continues Controversy
The International Astronomical Union has unveiled a worldwide contest, NameExoWorlds, which gives the public a role in naming planets and…
Weekly Space Hangout – Aug. 16, 2013
Like your space news, but you just can't handle reading any more? Then watch our Weekly Space Hangout, where we…
IAU Revises Their Stance on Public Involvement in Naming of Exoplanets and Moons
The International Astronomical Union issued a statement on August 14, 2013 that they have changed their official stance on two…
IAU Issues Response To Uwingu’s Exoplanet Naming Campaign
Given the popularity of the recent contest by Uwingu to suggest names for the closest known exoplanet to Earth (officially…
Pluto May Soon Have a Moon Named Vulcan (Thanks to William Shatner)
The votes have been tallied and the results are in from the SETI Institute's Pluto Rocks Poll: "Vulcan" and "Cerberus"…
“The Hobbit” Author Gets a Crater on Mercury
Here's a little something to please fans of space, art and fantasy alike (and those who enjoy all three): on…
Warhol Crater Gets Its 15 Minutes of Fame
[/caption] As pop art icon Andy Warhol said, "In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes," and so…
More Surprises From Pluto
[/caption] Ah, Pluto. Seems every time we think we've got it figured out, it has a new surprise to throw…
What Are Planets?
[/caption] Throughout history, the definition of what a planet is has changed and meant various things at the same time…