Pluto astronomer's friends protest
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Size doesn't matter. That was the message as friends and colleagues of the late Clyde Tombaugh, the astronomer who discovered Pluto, gathered on the New Mexico State University campus to protest the International Astronomical Union's recent decision to strip Pluto of its status as a planet.
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An object smaller than Pluto has been discovered orbiting a dying star in what astronomers said Monday resembles a pint-sized version of our solar system.
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A dying comet has prompted astronomers to take issue with a mainstream theory about the impact of &quot;space weather&quot; on these enigmatic wanderers of the Solar System.
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NASA and university astronomers are eagerly awaiting  the launch of a&nbsp;space probe bound to collide with a comet and give  researchers a glimpse inside the solar system's&nbsp;icy  wanderers.&nbsp;
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An astronomer at Penn State University is not certain whether the latest discovery in outer space is a planet or a failed star.
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In this farming community where nightfall usually brings clear, starry skies, residents are abuzz over reported sightings of what many believe is a UFO.
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A group based in Tupelo is one of two organizations calling for a boycott of some Procter &amp; Gamble products because of the company&#39;s stand on a political issue in its home town, Cincinnati.
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Hundreds of U.S. scientists have   challenged a recent decision by an international astronomy   group to strip Pluto of its planetary status with a petition   rejecting its definition of what constitutes a planet.
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Residents nationwide are increasingly protesting their associations' fees and rules.
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Astronaut Lisa Nowak's attack on a rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut sent shockwaves on Tuesday through a tightly knit NASA community accustomed to its crewmembers showing the "right stuff," not getting involved in love triangles.
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Objects in the Kuiper Belt - the region beyond Pluto&#39;s orbit where many comets originate - may be much smaller than astronomers thought, according to observations made with NASA&#39;s Spitzer infrared telescope.
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The dwarf  planet that effectively forced astronomers to strip Pluto of its planethood is  not only bigger than the former ninth planet, but also much more massive, a new  study finds.
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MAUNA KEA, Hawaii -- The sharpest image ever taken of a dust disk around another star has revealed structures in the disk which are signs of unseen planets.     Dr...
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A leading astronomy group in the US voices opposition to a global 'light relay' planned for next year.
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By Carrie Peyton Dahlberg, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 18--As hundreds of scientists gathered in San Francisco last week to contemplate humanity's return to the moon, one of just 12 men to walk the surface there voiced an urgent plea:   Fix the darn gloves.
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A team of astronomers steps up a project which one day could preserve the Earth from annihilation.
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Support is growing for a human mission to be sent to repair the Hubble space telescope instead of robots.