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Ceres: the Forgotten Planet

May 14, 2018 by FreeSchool

When Pluto was removed from the list of planets in 2006, many people were shocked by this huge change. What most of them didn’t realize is that this isn’t the first time that a planet has been demoted. Meet Ceres, formerly the fifth planet of the solar system. After its demotion Ceres spent more … Read more

Guide to Dwarf Planets

April 3, 2018 by FreeSchool

The category of dwarf planets was created in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union to help contain new objects that were being discovered. Although there are hundreds of objects in the solar system that could potentially be classified as dwarf planets, as of 2017 there are only five officially recognized ones: Ceres, Pluto, Eris, … Read more