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lava planet Scientists discover "bizarre hell planet" where it rains rocks into lava oceans Thom Dunn
Oort Cloud Getting to know 2015 TG 387, aka "the Goblin," an unconfirmed dwarf planet lurking in the Ort cloud Gareth Branwyn
planetary science Excellent animation comparing the rotations of the planets in our solar system David Pescovitz
amateur astronomy A surprise meteorite hit the moon during Monday's total lunar eclipse David Pescovitz
planetary physics Crazy unearthly planetary phenomena described Andrea James
photoshops Dark Side of the Pluto Xeni Jardin
new horizons Dark Side of the Pluto revealed in new NASA image from New Horizons mission Xeni Jardin
kepler How to name an exoplanet, by XKCD Xeni Jardin
new horizons NASA unveils gorgeous new false-color image of Pluto Xeni Jardin
Kepler-452b First near-Earth-size planet in "habitable zone" around sun-like star confirmed by NASA Xeni Jardin
solar system National Geographic's Pluto issue, autographed by NASA's New Horizons team Xeni Jardin
pluto flyby Fly over Pluto in animated New Horizons video. Here are the amazing images NASA released from Pluto Fly By today. Xeni Jardin
new horizons NASA Ground team stands by for Pluto fly-by confirmation signal from New Horizons Xeni Jardin
Dawn Pluto and other known "not-planets" in our solar system mapped in scale image montage Xeni Jardin
voyager 1 Space probe Voyager 1 reaches outer edges of solar system Xeni Jardin
planetary science Searching the universe for habitable planets (video) Xeni Jardin