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The Solar System Is Weirder Than You Think
Hackaday· 6 days agoWhen I was a kid, the solar system was simple. There were nine planets and they all orbited in more-or-less circles around the sun. It’s a great story...
Edward Stone, who guided NASA’s Voyager to distant planets, dies at 88
Washington Post· 6 days agoEdward C. Stone, who opened a window on the farthest reaches of the solar system while serving as the chief scientist of NASA’s Voyager mission, supervising a pair of spindly, plutonium-powered ...
Latina Space Scientists Want To Stop Being The Exception
Science Friday· 5 days agoThis story was produced by Science Friday and América Futura as part of our “Astronomy: Made in...
NASA again delays Boeing Starliner capsule's return to Earth
CBS News· 2 days agoNASA and Boeing managers have again decided to extend the Starliner crew capsule's stay at the...
Lava Tubes and Water Frost Found on Mars Offer Double Opportunity in Search for Life
GoodNewsNetwork· 6 days agoA series of mysterious holes about 10 feet across that were recently reexamined are believed to be...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 6 days agoA farmer in Saskatchewan, Canada discovered an 88-pound (40 kilograms) heavy piece of charred metal in his fields, and suspected it was space debris from the multiple layers of burned composite ...
A 'Major Lunar Standstill' Is Happening This Year—and Friday's Full Moon Offers 'Dramatic' View
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoIf you’re still daydreaming about the April 8 total solar eclipse, dazzling auroras or last month’s Eta Aquarid meteor shower, you’re in luck: Another rare celestial spectacle is happening now ...
How to observe a ‘moon illusion’ when the strawberry full moon peaks tonight
Omaha World-Herald· 2 days agoDespite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. Native American tribes across North America gave the strawberry moon its name to mark the in-season ripeness of strawberries, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
How to observe a ‘moon illusion’ when the strawberry full moon peaks tonight
Lexington Clipper-Herald· 2 days agoDespite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. Native American tribes across North America gave the strawberry moon its name to mark the in-season ripeness of strawberries, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
How to observe a ‘moon illusion’ when the strawberry full moon peaks tonight
The Times and Democrat· 2 days agoDespite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. Native American tribes across North America gave the strawberry moon its name to mark the in-season ripeness of strawberries, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
