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Read article: Pluto relegated to dwarf status Telescopes and space missions Research update Pluto relegated to dwarf status Astronomers define ninth planet and its largest moon as double-dwarf system
Read article: Moon’s bulge linked to early orbit Planetary science Research update Moon’s bulge linked to early orbit Calculations suggest the Moon's unusual bulge was created early on in its history.
Read article: New names for Pluto’s moons Telescopes and space missions Research update New names for Pluto’s moons Two small satellites have officially been christened Hydra and Nix
Structure and dynamics Research update Dry ice forms ultrahard glass Carbon dioxide has been found to form an amorphous solid
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