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New NASA robot with X-ray vision will watch Earth 'breathing' from the moon
A new robot is set to capture the first global images of Earth's magnetic field "breathing" in and out from the surface of ...
Earth's mini moon makes big comeback—but not for long
During its recent mini-moon stint, scientists studied the 2024 PT5 from Earth. Based on the cosmic object's composition and ...
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The Moon to Eclipse Mars in a Rare Celestial Event Visible Across the U.S. – Here’s Where and How to Watch!
A stunning celestial event will soon grace the night skies, offering a rare opportunity for stargazers in the United States ...
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A Novel ‘Kiss and Capture’ Event Gave Pluto Its Largest Moon, Charon, New Study Suggests
Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...
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Food grows better on the moon than on Mars, scientists find
The ground on Mars is full of nitrogen, a vital component for planet life, raising hopes that it might be more hospitable ...
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The moon is about to 'swallow' Mars for 4 hours — and you can watch it from the US
On Jan. 13, bright Mars will disappear behind the full moon for several hours. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars ...
When is the next full moon? Look up early next week to see Wolf Moon in Michigan
The Wolf Moon, January's full moon, will reach peak illumination Monday. The previous full moon was December's Cold Moon.
See the Wolf Moon and Mars pull off a rare vanishing act Monday night
Rising just before sunset on January 13, the Full Wolf Moon will be up all night, and will slip below the western horizon ...
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Pluto May Have Won Its Moon Charon with a ‘Kiss’
Pluto and its largest moon Charon could have come together via a 10-hour “kiss-and-capture” encounter after a grazing ...
NASA is calibrating new clocks so people can live on the moon
Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have calculated a new system for measuring lunar time. While not needed ...
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Pluto-Charon formation scenario mimics Earth-Moon system
A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ...
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What temperature is the moon?
"The temperature just wildly swings from extremely hot to extremely cold," John Monnier, a professor of astronomy at the ...