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This month’s contributors Jane Green Astronomy writer
Emily Lakdawalla Planetary scientist
Ezzy Pearson News editor
“It was great to share that icy Ceres, no matter how it’s been categorised in the past, has a thrilling history and is no underdog dwarf planet! Jane enjoys unravelling the story of the planet that never was, page 72
“Recent missions have helped us understand Venus’s sky and thick clouds. I can’t wait for the next ones that’ll see the ground underneath.” Emily updates us on the latest from missions at Venus, page 34
“I reported on Rosetta throughout its original mission, when it visited Comet 67P, so it was a joy to see what’s been happening in the years since” (]]\ QGV out how Rosetta is still informing our view of comets, page 67
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