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Asteroid impacts shifted the moon’s poles over billions of years

Submit on Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 02:11

By simulating the removal of craters left on the lunar surface by asteroid impacts, astronomers peered over 4 billion years back in time.

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How big is the asteroid threat, really?

Submit on Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 01:11

NASA will try out planetary defense technology with its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) this month, but don’t worry — it’s not because a space rock is just about to hit us.

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NASA’s Mars lander hears the ‘bloop’ of meteorites hitting the Red Planet

Submit on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 23:11

What’s shaking on Mars? Thanks to the InSight lander scientists now know part of the answer is space rock impacts. The lander’s seismometer has ‘heard’ at least four strikes.

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Space roar: The mystery of the loudest sound in the universe

Submit on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 22:11

The loudest sound in the universe, an epic “space roar”, was detected in 2006 and scientists still don’t know what’s causing it.

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See the crescent moon pose with Pollux this week

Submit on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 22:11

The moon will pass by the brightest stars of the Gemini constellation? — ?Pollux and Castor? — ?and will be closest to the former early Tuesday morning.

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China Mars mission data offers evidence for ancient ocean

Submit on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 22:11

Evidence collected by the Tianwen 1 orbiter and Zhurong rover supports the possible existence of an ancient ocean in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars.

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Best neutral density filters in 2022

Submit on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 18:11

Here are the best neutral density filters for your camera, giving you flexibility for long exposures and controlling light transmission.

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Autumnal equinox 2022: Twilight and myths of the equinox and 6-month polar night

Submit on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 17:11

The word equinox, from the Latin for “equal night,” alludes to the fact that day and night are then of equal length worldwide on these dates. But this is not necessarily so.

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