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When Earth Danced with Polar Moons
The origins of the Moon have been the cause of many a scientific debate over the years but more recently…
South Korea’s Danuri Mission Sends Home Pictures of the Earth and Moon
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) both ended 2022 and started 2023 on a very high note as its first-ever…
OK, Artemis. Now You’re Just Showing Off. A Stunning View of the Moon Eclipsing Earth From the Orion Spacecraft
Have you ever seen a lunar eclipse of the Earth from the far side of the Moon? Now we have.…
Lucy Took This Picture of Earth as it was Making its Gravity Assist Maneuver
We may take it for granted, but every day we receive picture postcards from the robotic travelers we have sent…
What is the Maximum Number of Moons that Earth Could Have?
In a recent study published in Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, a team of researchers from the University of Texas at…
70 Million Years Ago, Days Were 30 Minutes Shorter, According to this Ancient Clam
Has humanity been doing it all wrong? We're busy staring off into space with our futuristic, ultra-powerful telescopes, mesmerized by…
When the Impact that Created the Moon Happened, the early Earth was still a ball of magma
A new study has illustrated how the impact between a proto-Earth and a Mars-sized object could have led the Moon…
One of the Oldest Earth Rocks Turned up on the Moon, of all Places
A recent study has determined that the oldest sample of Earth rock ever discovered (~4 billion years old) was actually…
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Jupiter-bound Juno Probe Back in Full Operation After Earth Flyby Glitch
Juno swoops over Argentina This reconstructed day side image of Earth is one of the 1st snapshots transmitted back home…
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Returns 1st Flyby images of Earth while Sailing On to Jupiter
Following the speed boosting slingshot of Earth on Wednesday, Oct. 9, that sent NASA’s Juno orbiter hurtling towards Jupiter, the…