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This distinguished Kansan took the state motto, "ad astra per aspera" ("to the stars through difficulty"), literally. Sadly, Pluto would be demoted from planetary status in 2006, less than a decade after Tombaugh's passing. https://t.co/ay9ZgoO3V8 — PolitiTweet.org
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Today in 1930: Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto. A month later he spoke about his experience: "Excited? I should say… https://t.co/goFGQTu8ep