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Eris is one of the largest known dwarf planets in the Solar System. It was discovered on 5 January 2005 by Mike Brown from the California Institute of Technology, Chad Trujillo from the Gemini Observatory, and David Rabinowitz from Yale University during observations of the outer Solar System at the Palomar Observatory. The data used for its discovery were obtained from observations dated 21 October 2003. Initially named 2003 UB313, this celestial body was popularly referred to by the name of th

Pluto was met with great excitement upon its discovery in 1930 and was accepted as the ninth planet of the Solar System. Despite its small size, it was regarded as a “planet” in school textbooks, scientific studies, and public perception for approximately 76 years. However, in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) made a decisive change to Pluto’s status: Pluto was no longer classified as a planet but as a “dwarf planet.”Why was this decision made? What had changed?Until that time, th

Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, a young American astronomer working in Arizona. The search for Pluto, began much earlier, in the early 20th century, due to observations of small irregularities in the orbits of Uranus and Neptune. These anomalies suggested the presence of a "Planet X," a large, unseen planet exerting a gravitational influence.Percival Lowell, an influential American astronomer, initiated the search for this mysterious planet. He dedicated years of effort to the pr