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History of a Made-Up Planet

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There are eight planets in the Solar System.  This statement makes a lot of people angry for several different reasons.  The obvious group to respond with anger is the ‘people for Pluto,’ who have an unwavering dedication to the little planet that could.  It’s scientifically recognized as a dwarf Planet, and is still one step up from a Kuiper Belt Object (KBO), so it’s doing well.  Far beyond Pluto, in the outer recesses of our Solar system, you may have heard of a potential Super-Earth-sized Planet recently theorized by Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown.  This is the other reason people would...

How You Can See A Black Hole!

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Black holes are the most extreme phenomena known in the universe.  They are the absolute limit of what gravity and space-time can be twisted into.  It’s no surprise that some of the most massive and advanced telescopes in the world are tasked with studying their properties and how they interact with their environment.  But maybe there’s a way for you and I to see what a black hole can do, and all we need is a moderate 8 inch telescope and our eyes! Even though black holes generally give off tons of radiation, we need to observe them in the...