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Pluto has probably been pushed into its present orbit by the influence of the planet Neptune.
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Answer provided by Dr. John Spencer, Ph.D.
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... to possess a moon, named Neith, which appeared in occasional sightings and reports by astronomers from 1672 until 1892. These sightings have since been discredited and we now know Venus does not have a moon ...
Space doesn't really have a temperature but objects, such as astronauts and satellites, can be either hot or cold depending ... where they are and how they are oriented relative to the Sun and the Earth. A satellite facing the Sun heats and in shadow facing away from the Sun cools.
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... we thought Pluto had only one moon, Charon, which is about half the size of Pluto itself—pretty big for a moon. But recently we've discovered two other moons, orbiting Pluto a little bit ... /For%20Kids/KidstoSpace.html Click here
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... gas, and the other made of grains of dust. These two tails extend in slightly different directions, thus causing the split appearance.
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Answer provided by Alan Hale, Ph.D. & Capt. USN ...
... it has mass. Space is a void and therefore has no mass, so it cannot have gravity. As long has Earth has mass, it will continue to have gravity. If Earth were to ...
... thought to have played a vital role in the rise of life on Earth. There have been many theories as to how the Moon came to be in our orbit. Was it a wanderer from afar captured by the Earth's gravitational embrace? Did the gravity of a passing ... errant planetoid at least as big as Mars, which on impact sloshed off a large chunk of material into orbit, which coalesced into the Moon. This is commonly known as the big ...
As of now, we have counted 47 moons.
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Answer provided by Carolyn Porco, Ph.D.
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There is no living room, but there is a small galley area for preparing meals. There is not much idle time for hibernating. Usually ...
... Galilean Moons because Galileo Galilei first observed them on January 7, 1610. This "family portrait," a composite of the Jovian system, includes the edge of Jupiter with its Great Red Spot ...
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