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Category: Astro - Solar System

NASA's SpacePlace: A Planet Named Easterbunny?

by on September 14 2009 21:33

A Real Bunny Planet?


Is there really a "gentle Bunny Planet," as told in the children's story by Rosemary Wells? Actually, there is! Or was, for a while. How do planets, dwarf planets, and other celestial objects get their names, anyway? Are there rules? Or can the discoverers just name them for their favorite fairy tale character or pet?

Moon Rock Tells New Story

by on September 19 2009 04:31


  Every Rock Tells a Story. 
 (This rock tells a doozy!)

A new meteorite adds to the already complicated story of volcanism on Earth's Moon.  And, by the way, did you know that the Moon is lopsided?

Hubble Spies Weather on Pluto!

by on February 11 2010 19:10
Hubble images of Pluto

 
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