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Terrestrial Particles Travel to the Moon by Hitchhiking Along Earth’s Magnetic Field Lines
Learn how nitrogen and helium end up in lunar soil, and why this helps us understand planetary habitability.
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Earth’s magnetic field funneled atmospheric elements to the moon over billions of years
Lunar rocks are famously dry. They contain almost none of the volatile elements that easily escape into space, such as ...
Hakuto-r captures a rare “terrestrial sunrise” during a total eclipse just before crashing into the Moon, revealing the shadow on Earth.
What if the Moon suddenly began getting closer to Earth? To the point where it was on a collision course with our planet?
ALL RIGHT. TIME NOW IS 642. AND LOOK AT THIS. SO IF YOU WERE SLEEPING EARLY THIS MORNING, OR MAYBE YOU FORGOT TO SET YOUR ALARM TO GO OUT AND WATCH THE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE, WE HAVE SOME AMAZING ...
A rare version of the “Harvest Moon” is set to brighten the skies in early October. What makes this year’s “Harvest Moon” special? The timing. The “Harvest Moon” is the full moon that occurs closest ...
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