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View from a height: The Earth from Artemis II

View from a height: The Earth from Artemis II

Moon-bound astronauts get a gorgeous shot of home, with lots of fun details

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
climate changeclimate change
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A fun (not really) twist on global warming: land sinking
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A fun (not really) twist on global warming: land sinking

Plus a small satellite will look at big science for small stars

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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The planet that hit Earth to form the Moon was local! Plus, a dizzy asteroid
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The planet that hit Earth to form the Moon was local! Plus, a dizzy asteroid

Theia may have formed near Earth, and asteroid 2005 MN45 spins fast

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
MarsMars
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Red Planet special: HiRISE’s 100,000th image, and Martian crepuscular rays

Red Planet special: HiRISE’s 100,000th image, and Martian crepuscular rays

Big milestone for a Mars mission, and a weirdly familiar sight in the Martian sky

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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Today’s the day. Or is it?

Today’s the day. Or is it?

It depends on what you mean by “day”. Also, old stars eat their planets!

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
EarthEarth
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Today our planet will not be destroyed. Probably.

Today our planet will not be destroyed. Probably.

I mean, no promises. But it won’t be because the Maya predicted it.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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A wee asteroid came VERY close to us last week

A wee asteroid came VERY close to us last week

Plus, Rubin is going to find a lot more

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
climate changeclimate change
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A new minimoon for Earth may be a Chinese lunar mission

A new minimoon for Earth may be a Chinese lunar mission

Also, Earth is getting darker, which is never a good sign

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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Asteroids from Venus pose an invisible — but uncertain — threat

Asteroids from Venus pose an invisible — but uncertain — threat

Bottom line: we need to look for them

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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A grammar note, and the magnificent chaos of Chamaeleon I

A grammar note, and the magnificent chaos of Chamaeleon I

A giant cloud of gas and dust lit by stars within will soothe your trouble soul

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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Earth’s oldest crater found!

Earth’s oldest crater found!

It’s in Australia and it’s REALLY old

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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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