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Handy Answers to Cosmic Questions: Don't be A Dumba**

Handy Answers to Cosmic Questions: Don't be A D...

People have questions. Doofuses have answers no one asked for and they don't understand themselves.  Stuck for an answer to a question? Or just not in the mood to look like...

Handy Answers to Cosmic Questions: Don't be A D...

People have questions. Doofuses have answers no one asked for and they don't understand themselves.  Stuck for an answer to a question? Or just not in the mood to look like...

Why Does the Moon’s Gravity Pull the Ocean but Nothing Else?

Why Does the Moon’s Gravity Pull the Ocean but ...

Have you ever wondered why the moon's gravitational pull affects the tides in the ocean, but not solid objects on Earth's surface? The answer lies in the difference between the...

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Why Does the Moon’s Gravity Pull the Ocean but ...

Have you ever wondered why the moon's gravitational pull affects the tides in the ocean, but not solid objects on Earth's surface? The answer lies in the difference between the...

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This One Small Change to Our Solar System Destroys It

This One Small Change to Our Solar System Destr...

There is a growing awareness of how very different our Solar System might have been if we had a catalogue of planetary systems in the Milky Way.   No one...

This One Small Change to Our Solar System Destr...

There is a growing awareness of how very different our Solar System might have been if we had a catalogue of planetary systems in the Milky Way.   No one...

Why Aussie 'Ningaloo Eclipse' Is a Once in a 57 Year Event.

Why Aussie 'Ningaloo Eclipse' Is a Once in a 57...

From underwhelming meteor showers to barely-there green comets, not all astronomical events deliver on expectations. But this eclipse will be in a league of its own according to one astronomer,...

Why Aussie 'Ningaloo Eclipse' Is a Once in a 57...

From underwhelming meteor showers to barely-there green comets, not all astronomical events deliver on expectations. But this eclipse will be in a league of its own according to one astronomer,...

Watch a Meteorite Vigorously Penetrate the Moon

Watch a Meteorite Vigorously Penetrate the Moon

 Our celestial neighbour's nightside was flashed briefly by a meteorite impact, captured by a Japanese astronomer. Hiratsuka City Museum curator Daichi Fujii recorded the event using cameras set to monitor...

Watch a Meteorite Vigorously Penetrate the Moon

 Our celestial neighbour's nightside was flashed briefly by a meteorite impact, captured by a Japanese astronomer. Hiratsuka City Museum curator Daichi Fujii recorded the event using cameras set to monitor...

How many satellites can fit in Earth’s orbit?

How many satellites can fit in Earth’s orbit?

There may have been a mere thousand or so operational satellites a decade ago, but there will be tens or even hundreds of thousands in 10 years.  For years, experts...

How many satellites can fit in Earth’s orbit?

There may have been a mere thousand or so operational satellites a decade ago, but there will be tens or even hundreds of thousands in 10 years.  For years, experts...

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