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    Here's the Wikipedia entry re: our solar system (I still think Pluto may one day regain its status as a planet, even among astronomers):

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System

    Here's an old poll thread on whether Pluto should be still considered a planet:

    http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/sh...Pluto-a-planet

    nbcnews.com/science/space/Pluto should be re-classified as planet, some scientists say:

    https://www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...rages-rcna8848
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    Lethbridge Alberta will soon feature Canada's largest scale model of the solar system:

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...gary-1.5396359
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    Fwiw, here's the wiki re: Human mission to Mars planning etc.:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_mission_to_Mars
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    Mars loses its water faster than anyone thought:

    https://www.space.com/mars-water-esc...e-rapidly.html
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    How the solar system got its 'Great Divide', and why it matters for life on Earth:

    https://phys.org/news/2020-01-solar-...ife-earth.html
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    sciencealert.com/Check out this beautiful icy image of Mars' northern polar cap:

    https://www.sciencealert.com/check-o...hern-polar-cap
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    space.com/Solar Orbiter: A mission to the sun launching in February 2020:

    https://www.space.com/solar-orbiter-...uary-2020.html
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    Telescope produces never-seen-before image of our star:

    https://www.space.com/first-sun-imag...telescope.html
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    Scientists Have Found 'Surprising' Interstellar Material Older Than The Solar System:

    https://www.sciencealert.com/interst...xico-meteorite
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    visualcapitalist.com/Mapping every object in our solar system:

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/map...-solar-system/
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