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The Sun’s south pole seen for the first time!

The Sun’s south pole seen for the first time!

Previously hidden by geometry, the Sun’s austral pole is revealed. Bonus: some (rare) good climate news!

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Could asteroid 2024 YR 4 hit the Moon? And it’s way past time to take space debris seriously

Could asteroid 2024 YR 4 hit the Moon? And it’s way past time to take space debris seriously

Space is dangerous, y’all

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Hera flies by Mars’s moon Deimos

Hera flies by Mars’s moon Deimos

The spacecraft took some pretty cool shots of the tiny, lumpy moon

Philip Plait
Philip Plait