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still_one

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Tue Nov 8, 2016, 02:56 AM Nov 2016

Something very strange is happening at Pluto

"Something very strange is going on around Pluto. The icy world that sits some 3.6 billion miles from the sun appears to be emitting x-rays—high energy radiation associated with gases with temperatures of a million degrees. That makes Pluto the furthest known x-ray source in our solar system. If confirmed, the finding could reshape our understanding of the dwarf planet’s atmosphere."

http://gizmodo.com/pluto-is-emitting-x-rays-and-thats-really-weird-1786709072

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Something very strange is happening at Pluto (Original Post) still_one Nov 2016 OP
Pluto is trying to see through the ballot boxes? heliarc Nov 2016 #1
with x-rays of course. very good heliarc still_one Nov 2016 #2
Saying it's a planet MFM008 Nov 2016 #3
dilithium crystals? Sancho Nov 2016 #4
Pluto is trying to distract us from the election! tclambert Nov 2016 #5
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