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Watch the (nearly total) lunar eclipse Thursday night!

Watch the (nearly total) lunar eclipse Thursday night!

Also: An eclipse from Mars... of Earth. Kinda.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
PlutoPluto
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Before and after: SpaceX rocket lunar impact crater spotted from orbit

Before and after: SpaceX rocket lunar impact crater spotted from orbit

Also: Is there liquid flowing under Pluto’s frigid surface? And I will be marching on Washington

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
miscellanymiscellany
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Earth and moon glow in the heat of infrared
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Earth and moon glow in the heat of infrared

Our system seen from afar by a Mars-bound spacecraft. Plus, the weight of Earth’s air. Like, in total.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cometscomets
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SpaceX rocket booster will hit the moon on Wednesday

SpaceX rocket booster will hit the moon on Wednesday

The impact flash might — might — be visible to telescopes on Earth

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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Sometimes, stars eat their planets
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Sometimes, stars eat their planets

Astronomers trace lithium to find some red dwarfs that dined on some rocky worlds

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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How much ice is there really on the moon?
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How much ice is there really on the moon?

New observations imply there’s less than we thought

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
astrophotographyastrophotography
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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
supernovaesupernovae
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Looks like the asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t impact the moon, plus Rubin Observatory sends out its first cosmic alerts... 800,000 of them!

Looks like the asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t impact the moon, plus Rubin Observatory sends out its first cosmic alerts... 800,000 of them!

Supernovae, asteroids, and more: That’s a lot of alerts.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
the Sunthe Sun
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Solar eclipse seen from space!

Solar eclipse seen from space!

Also, a small galaxy may be currently ramming through the Milky Way, so there’s that too

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
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6,000 exoplanets, a Chinese rocket whacked the Moon
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6,000 exoplanets, a Chinese rocket whacked the Moon

But what was that booster carrying? Mysteries abound.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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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