Thursday, March 27, 2014

Dwarf planet discovered at solar system's edge

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/26/tech/innovation/dwarf-planet-solar-system/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

March 27, 2014 - CNN
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The dwarf planet's current name is 2012 VP113, and it is located in a "wasteland or badland of the solar system," said astronomer Chad Trujillo, head of adaptive optics at Gemini Observatory in Hawaii and co-discoverer of this object. His study was published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
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