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I experienced a meteoric rise in my understanding

I experienced a meteoric rise in my understanding

Connecting facts for that “aha” moment

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
climate changeclimate change
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Bennu holds on to rocks, Antarctica is paradoxically gaining ice
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Bennu holds on to rocks, Antarctica is paradoxically gaining ice

A tiny asteroid retains small rocks even with low gravity, and Antarctica net ice loss reverses even as gross ice loss increases

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
MarsMars
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More Martian lightning, China peaks its emission, and satellite re-entries shake the ground
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More Martian lightning, China peaks its emission, and satellite re-entries shake the ground

Three very cool science stories about Mars, Earth, and near-Earth space

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cometscomets
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AMAZING image: Comet Lemmon encounters a meteor, kinda.

AMAZING image: Comet Lemmon encounters a meteor, kinda.

Also, a spinny new target for the asteroid-hunting mission Hayabusa2

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
meteoritesmeteorites
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Did space debris hit an airplane? No, but some did hit Australia.
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Did space debris hit an airplane? No, but some did hit Australia.

Two stories of space debris, one real, one not

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
asteroidsasteroids
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A black hole is eating way above its weight, and ancient tektites in Australia
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A black hole is eating way above its weight, and ancient tektites in Australia

Something is helping this black hole gobble down material at incredible rates

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
astrophotographyastrophotography
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That one time I met some West Wingers
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That one time I met some West Wingers

It was worth the wait. Also, Congrats to Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn for getting an asteroid!

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

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