The International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined a dwarf planet in 2006 as a celestial body that orbits the Sun, is round in shape, but has not cleared its orbital neighborhood of objects of ...

The ancient Greeks proved over 2,000 years ago that the Earth was round and figured out how big it was by using simple observations of the Sun. But how do people know this today? When you drop ...

These 80 space trivia questions are great to play with friends, challenge your family with or play by yourself. See how much ...

Have you ever looked up on a clear night at the stars and noticed that some of them seemed to twinkle or dance? This twinkling is due to the Earth’s atmosphere. When light reaches Earth from a star, ...

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WEBVTT TAKING ON THE GIANTS. HOPEFULLY THEY WIN. IT’S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A DECADE SINCE PLUTO WAS DOWNGRADED FROM A PLANET TO A DWARF PLANET. THIS MORNING, I’M JOINED BY CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR STEF ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Mercury, Venus, Mars, ...

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To mark Earth Day (April 22nd), the celebrated BBC documentary series Planet Earth III has collaborated with BBC Children in Need to premiere a special episode, uniquely narrated by schoolchildren.

Midland Symphony Orchestra's Saturday performance of "The Planets: An HD Odyssey," accompanied by spectacular photos of space from rovers and satellites, has attracted children as well as adults, with ...