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A portrait of our planet and moon from across the solar system
Aug 25, 2025

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
ESAESA
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Could asteroid 2024 YR 4 hit the Moon? And it’s way past time to take space debris seriously
Jun 10, 2025

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
MarsMars
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Hera flies by Mars’s moon Deimos
Mar 18, 2025

Hera flies by Mars’s moon Deimos

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

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
AstronomyAstronomy
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The chance of an impact from the asteroid 2024 YR4 just went way down
Feb 24, 2025

The chance of an impact from the asteroid 2024 YR4 just went way down

It’ll likely drop to zero, but it may be a while before we know for sure

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
meteoritesmeteorites
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A wee meteorite impact caught on video, Gaia closes its eyes
Jan 16, 2025

A wee meteorite impact caught on video, Gaia closes its eyes

Very rare footage of a mini-impact, and the Gaia spacecraft has been shut down

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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