During their excavation of the site in 2013, archaeologists reported witnessing several birds dropping dead after flying too close to the mouth of the passage.

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For decades, Pluto was celebrated as the ninth planet of our solar system. However, in 2006, the International Astronomical ...

Nevertheless, because it orbited the Sun like a planet, it was classified as a planet and named Pluto, after the god of outer darkness in Roman mythology. So things stood for 65 years. Although ...

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Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Pluto has five moons, but Charon stands out from the rest. Charon is half the size of Pluto, “making it the largest known moon relative ...