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Psyche peeks at Mars before a gravitational rendezvous

Psyche peeks at Mars before a gravitational rendezvous

Also: The world is leaving the US behind in solar and wind power

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
A totally metal asteroid mission launches, How common are annular eclipses?
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A totally metal asteroid mission launches, How common are annular eclipses?

Psyche mission launches Thursday, and the Moon eats (most of) the Sun on Saturday

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A portrait of our planet and moon from across the solar system

A portrait of our planet and moon from across the solar system

Psyche snaps Earth and Moon, I’m talking to teachers in Texas, and a newly discovered impact crater in India

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
BAN #254: 1000 Meteors, Metal rock
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BAN #254: 1000 Meteors, Metal rock

17 September 2020 Issue #254

Lunar pit viper: A snaking chain of collapse features on the Moon
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Lunar pit viper: A snaking chain of collapse features on the Moon

Weird to think that future humans might live in these things

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Vesta is still full of surprises
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Vesta is still full of surprises

It’s not really an asteroid, nor maybe really a protoplanet.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
BAN #345: Gmail tip, Alien Phalanx

BAN #345: Gmail tip, Alien Phalanx

2 August 2021 Issue #345

BAN #127: Visit a Colorado observatory, new missions to a comet and Martian moons

BAN #127: Visit a Colorado observatory, new missions to a comet and Martian moons

July 1, 2019 Issue #127

BAN #465: Goodbye SYFY: I’m going freelance

BAN #465: Goodbye SYFY: I’m going freelance

September 26, 2022 Issue #465

BAN #269: Biden/Harris 2020, Mars InSight digs again

BAN #269: Biden/Harris 2020, Mars InSight digs again

9 November 2020 Issue #269