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This animation shows why leap years are necessary. Without them, December would eventually drift into summer.
Leap years are necessary because, without them, December would drift into summer over time. The pur…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals one of the most mysterious worlds in the universe might have a volcanic moon
Mysterious brown dwarfs are neither planets nor stars, but this one somehow has northern lights, me…
Maiya Focht,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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A chunk of SpaceX rocket that has drifted through space for years is on a collision course with the moon
Astronomers tracking space junk predict it will crash into the moon in March, making it potentially…
Marianne Guenot
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7 ways to meditate you probably haven't heard of, from sound bath to moon gazing
Meditation doesn't always mean sitting still with your eyes closed. You can also listen to resonant…
Rebecca Strong
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Length of an earth day is getting longer every year, says study
Have you ever felt that if you had just a little more time you could have gotten everything done? W…
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Photos from NASA's Artemis mission zipping past the moon reveal a view no astronaut has seen firsthand in 50 years
No humans have flown past the moon since the Apollo missions. But if Artemis I succeeds, NASA plans…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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An astronomer who said that a SpaceX rocket part will hit the moon now says the object most likely came from a Chinese spacecraft
Astronomer Bill Gray said he had evidence that the rocket part due to hit the moon in March is a Ch…
Kate Duffy
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A new climate solution involves shooting moon dust into space to create a 'solar shield' around Earth, but scientists say it's a risky last resort
A moon-dust shield is the latest in a series of risky, last-resort geoengineering proposals to shie…
Matthew Loh
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The moon has been drifting away from Earth for 4.5 billion years. A stunning animation shows how far it has gone.
Today, the moon is pulling away from Earth at about 3.8 centimeters (1.5 inches) per year. Scientis…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Feel incredibly lonely as you stare at this photo of the Earth and moon drifting through space
Scientists think that asteroids may have carried the necessary ingredients for life to Earth long a…
Kelly Dickerson
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Mystery solved: NASA confirmed the space object that just zipped past Earth is a 1960s rocket booster
Earth's gravity briefly captured the old Centaur booster, leftover from a failed moon mission. It's…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Jupiter, Saturn and Mars ignore social distancing as they plan to meet the Moon this week
They’ve been inching closer over the last few weeks and have a planetary quartet planned before …
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A simple animation by a planetary scientist reveals what would happen without leap years: December would eventually drift into summer
O'Donoghue spends his free time making animations of astronomy concepts like the moon's retreat fro…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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World stocks are drifting as traders await a crucial US jobs report - 'There's a lot riding on today's nonfarm payrolls'
The nonfarm payrolls number could provide some indication of whether the Federal Reserve will cut i…
Theron Mohamed
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The best astronomy pictures of the year are gorgeous reminders that we live on a rock that drifts through space
The overall winner is shown above. The picture netted photographer Brad Goldpoint nearly $13,000 in…
Dave Mosher
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A city in China wants to launch an artificial moon into orbit by 2020 - here's what would happen if Earth really did have two moons
But not all destruction would happen on Earth. The combined pull of the planet and the original moo…
Gina Echevarria,Shira Polan
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11 Apollo movies and documentaries to watch on the moon landing's 50th anniversary
That moon landing has made for great cinema ever since. Nobody has been back to the moon since the …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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What living on Earth would be like without the moon
Now, the moon may not hold as much sway over human reproduction. But without it, something else we …
Gene Kim,Jessica Orwig
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Stephen Hawking was my real-life Time Lord: Remembering the genius who inspired countless humans on this rock drifting through space
The book was my first exposure to the technically challenging, murky frontiers of human knowledge. …
Dave Mosher
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SURPRISE: Earth has two moons
Things started out with a hot and heavy crash, and the two of you get all tangled up with one anoth…