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What difference does it make if Pluto is a planet or a dwarf planet?
Why does it matter if Pluto is a planet or a dwarf planet? Because for me it just makes it more confusing in our...
What is a dwarf planet, exactly?
The word “planet” came from the ancient Greek words that mean “wandering star.” That makes sense, because for thousands of years, people have watched...
A lunar return, a Jupiter moon, the most powerful rocket ever built and the James Webb Space Telescope – space missions to watch in...
Space travel is all about momentum.
Rockets turn their fuel into momentum that carries people, satellites and science itself forward into space. 2021 was a...
Space law hasn’t been changed since 1967 – but the UN aims to update laws and keep space peaceful
On Nov. 15, 2021, Russia destroyed one of its own old satellites using a missile launched from the surface of the Earth, creating a...
Computer Space launched the video game industry 50 years ago – here’s the real reason you probably haven’t heard of it
Before Pong there was Computer Space, the first commercial video game. The progenitor of today’s US$175 billion industry debuted on Oct. 15, 1971, at...
