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Authors: Neil Degrasse Tyson

Tags: #Science, #Cosmology

Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries (36 page)

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*For our exhibits at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City, we think of icy Pluto as one of the “kings of comets,” an informative title that Pluto surely appreciates more than “puniest planet.”
 
 
†One astronomical unit, abbreviated AU, is the average distance between Earth and the Sun.
 
 
*What the Chinese call their astronauts.
 
 

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