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In a thrilling development that challenges long-held assumptions about the outer reaches of our solar system, astronomers ...

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Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City on October 5, 1958. His parents were Cyril and Sunchita Tyson. Cyril was a sociologist and human resource commissioner for a New ...

On May 21, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of 2017 OF 201, which, because ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond ...