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Stories tagged with: Solar System
Earth-like planet only 20 light years away?
http://www.galaxiki.org/web/main/_blog/all/earth-like-planet...
Gliese 581d is the third planet orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581, it's a large terrestrial planet located near the outer edge of the habitable zone. Scientists believe that a greenhouse effect could create temperatures at which water can exist, and therefore the planet may be capable of supporting life.
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Pluto - Biography Of An Ex-Planet
http://www.galaxiki.org/web/main/_blog/all/pluto---biography...
Pluto is the second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System. Originally Pluto was classified as the ninth planet in our Solar System, but since 2006 it is now considered to be a member of the so-called "Kuiper belt" region.
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Voyager 1 - Still Operational After 31 Years In Space
http://www.galaxiki.org/web/main/_blog/all/voyager-1---still...
The Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched September 5, 1977, is still operational today. It visited Jupiter and Saturn years ago and is now the farthest human-made object from Earth, traveling away from both the Earth and the Sun at a relatively faster speed than any other probe
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Tags: Solar System, Planets, Saturn, jupiter, voyager
Life possible on new planet
http://origin.mercurynews.com/news/ci_5745254
European astronomers announced Tuesday that they have discovered the first planet beyond our solar system that orbits in a "sweet spot" zone where life could exist.
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HIstory of the Planets in the Solar System
http://www.quazen.com/Science/Astronomy/The-History-of-the-S...
A history of how the Solar System developed in to what it is today.
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Tags: Copernicus, Galileo, Planets, pluto, Ptolemy, Solar System
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