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Kayla Randall

Baton Rouge, The Moon
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The Founders of the ‘New York Times’ Pledged to Cover ‘Every Subject of Public Importance.’ 175 Years Later, the Paper Continues to Publish ‘All the News That’s Fit to Print’

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By Kayla Randall
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Much has changed since the publication debuted on September 18, 1851. What hasn’t changed, staff members say, is the paper’s mission On August 30, 1851, journalists Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones laid out their vision for a newspaper they planned to launch the following month. Called the New-York Daily Times, the publication would be printed daily on a 24-column folio sheet, with morning and evening editions priced at 1 cent each.
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Once the Solar System’s Ninth Planet, Pluto Was Reclassified 20 Years Ago. Here’s Why Planetary Scientists and the Public Alike Love the Small Icy Body

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By Kayla Randall
| Smithsonian Magazine Verified
Pluto is now the most well known of the outer worlds beyond Neptune—and the darling of the solar system A 24-year-old observatory assistant from the Midwest discovered Pluto. Clyde Tombaugh, born in 1906 in Streator, Illinois, grew up fascinated with the solar system. A self-taught astronomer, he built his own telescopes to observe Mars and Jupiter.
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This Amazing Archive of Animal Photography Reveals 18,000 Species and Counting. Here’s How Joel Sartore Built His ‘Photo Ark’

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By Kayla Randall
| Smithsonian Magazine Verified
For 20 years, the National Geographic photographer has showcased Earth’s animals in a series of striking images that make even the tiniest creatures look immense The naked mole-rat was first. On August 9, 2006, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska, Joel Sartore focused his camera on the little rodent with big front teeth and snapped pictures.
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