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A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

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Learn what planet rains molten iron and which planet has two moons like Tatooine in Star Wars.

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NASA's Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore made a gentle splashdown off the coast of Florida after an unexpectedly long stay on the space station. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and ...

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are finally making their way back to Earth after an eight-day mission to space turned into a nine-month-long hiatus at the International Space Station.