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Watch Two Dark Moons Sneak Into Cassini’s Shots
On March 11, NASA's Cassini spacecraft was acquiring some images of Saturn's back-lit limb when two of its moons decided…
This is the Moon, the Whole Moon and Nothing But the Moon
Take a look around the Moon... no, really, take a good look AROUND the Moon! This is a fantastic animation…
An Illustrative Explanation Of Our Solar System
The Solar System: it's our home in space, the neighborhood that we all grew up in and where -- unless…
An Occult Occurrence: Saturn’s Moon Iapetus Blocks a Background Star
It's a cosmic cover-up! No, don't put your tinfoil* hats on, this isn't a conspiracy -- it's just Saturn's moon…
Earth-Passing Asteroid is “An Entirely New Beast”
On the last day of May 2013 asteroid 1998 QE2 passed relatively closely by our planet, coming within 6 million kilometers...…
Bottoms Up! It’s a Year of Lunar Libration From Down Under
Do you live in the southern hemisphere? Are you tired of all those views of the Moon that favor celestial…
Spacetime Fabric Softener: An Animation to Make You Smile
I'll just leave this here. Happy Friday! (ht to io9)
The Story of Earth (in 2 Minutes and 20 Seconds)
How old is the Earth, how long did it take for life to appear, and how long would it take…
How Long is a Day on Mercury?
1/3 the distance from the Sun than Earth, it should be no surprise that a day on Mercury is a…
The Rings on the Planet Go ‘Round and ‘Round…
Raw wide-angle Cassini image of Saturn's rings (NASA/JPL/SSI) Recently I posted an image of two of Saturn's shepherd moons, Pandora…