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Aug 24, 2006
What's in a Name? Planet or Not, Pluto Waits for UsThe International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially defined the word "planet" and, in doing so, downgraded Pluto's status from "planet" to "dwarf planet."
Aug 15, 2006
Planetary Society Joins Expedition to Test Spacesuit in ArcticThe Planetary Society has joined forces with a consortium of scientists to test how well spacesuits can protect both the astronauts who wear them and the distant worlds they may explore.
Jul 31, 2006
Stardust@home: Calling All Dust HuntersThe Planetary Society is looking for good dust-spotters to join Stardust@home, a project where internet users search for microscopic interstellar dust particles captured by NASA's Stardust spacecraft.
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