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How did Earth get such a strange moon? Exploring the giant impact theory
The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis. According to this story, when the ...
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What Makes a Moon?
Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...
7 night sky events to see in April, from a meteor shower to the ‘pink moon’
The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.
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Partial Eclipse Captivates Much of the Northern Hemisphere
The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa. In Photos The moon ...
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When's the next 'parade of planets'? The past, present and future of planetary alignments
Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
What did the eclipse look like from the moon's surface? See photos taken by lunar lander
The Blue Ghost lunar lander, operated by Firefly Aerospace from Texas, became the first commercial spacecraft to image an ...
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What Is Earth's Atmosphere? Everything You Need to Know
It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, wrapped tightly around our planet. In fact, the atmosphere consists of multiple layers, with some scientists of the opinion that the atmosphere ...
We're one step closer to a giant interferometer on the moon
What's on and in a star? What happens in an active galactic nucleus? Answering those questions is the goal of a proposed ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
The Blood Moon Rises: A Total Lunar Eclipse
The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years lit up the sky last night as humanity, forever fascinated with the Earth ...
Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t count on seeing it
NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t ...