Space
Vulcan not Pluto moon despite Star Trek actor’s push
William Shatner gave it his best shot, but Pluto's fourth and fifth moons will instead keep up a Greco-Roman underworld theme
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Earth
Nuclear energy: The plutonium problem
Features
Physics
Plutonium tests offer hope for dark space missions
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Technology
The radioactive legacy of the search for plutopia
Books & Arts
Physics
Dwarf planet Eris may reveal quantum gravity
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Space
Astrophile: How a faraway dwarf world lost its cloak
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Space
Space fuel crisis: NASA confronts the plutonium pinch
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Space
Pluto’s not a planet – it’s much odder than that
Opinion
Space
Discovery of fifth moon reignites Pluto planet debate
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Pluto’s rival is tinier but shinier than thought
Eris, the dwarf planet that got Pluto kicked out of the planet club, is actually no bigger than Pluto, new observations suggest – but it's blindingly bright
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Space
Pluto’s icy exterior may conceal an ocean
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Space
Fourth moon discovered around Pluto
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How Pluto lost its planethood
Culture
Space
Former ‘tenth planet’ may be smaller than Pluto
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