Space & Physics
The Gamma-Ray Moon
A reminder that there is more going on in the universe than we ordinarily perceive
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Tardigrades Were Already on the Moon
It may not be smart to add more, but nature probably beat us to it anyway
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Apollo 11 and Beyond: Doing Geology on the Moon
Happy 50th anniversary, Apollo 11! Look at all the lunar geology the mission kicked off
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The World without the Moon
What if our natural satellite didn’t exist?
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11,898 Solar Eclipses in 5,000 Years
Precisely when and where eclipses occur is a complicated business
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GeoBits: Lunar Exploration Edition
In this edition, I'll see you on the dark side of the moon
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In Magnificent Desolation
The Chang'e 4 lander and rover seen on the lunar surface from orbit
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The Lunar Farside and the Cosmic Dark Age
China's Chang'e 4 mission to the moon has something else up its sleeve
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This Island Earth
One planet, modified by life, racing into the future. Our species should gear up
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The Moon in 4K
Using updated survey data a stunning ultrahigh-definition tour of the lunar surface brings our satellite to life
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On the Moon
Seldom shown images from the Apollo missions still evoke powerful responses
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Science in a Moon Shadow
The rare spectacle of a total solar eclipse has given scientists throughout history fleeting opportunities to delve into everything from the sun’s chemistry to Einsteinian relativity to Earth’s place in the solar system...
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Earthrise Renewed
Forty-eight years ago human eyes first witnessed Earth rising over the moon; today we can all see it in high-definition
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Walking on Enceladus
Newly released images from the Cassini mission's final close flyby of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus reveal further exquisite details of the surface terrain
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The Failure of Phobos
A new explanation for the strange grooves on the surface of the martian moon Phobos suggests that the entire satellite already shows signs of how it will eventually be destroyed.
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Philae's Real-Time Descent and Enceladus's Global Ocean [Video]
This week brings a video reconstructed from images of the Philae lander's approach to a comet, and a major new analysis of data from the Cassini mission that bolsters the case for a global, not just local, ocean beneath the icy crust of Enceladus...
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Salty, Alkaline Curtains are Erupting from Enceladus – and That’s Good
Two new studies hint at a richer picture of what’s happening on Saturn’s extraordinary icy moon Enceladus. At about 500 kilometers in diameter, Enceladus is a diminutive natural satellite...
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Where Would you Leave a Message From the Stars?
A recent article by Samuel Arbesman in the science magazine Nautilus discusses the extraordinary sounding possibility that – just perhaps – a search for extraterrestrial intelligence could be made by looking at our DNA...
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The Shifting Politics of NASA's Astronaut Program
Ever since President George W. Bush's decision to retire the space shuttles in the aftermath 2003's Columbia disaster, NASA's human spaceflight program has been adrift.
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Recent Lunar Discoveries Reveal a "New Moon"
Think you know about the Moon? I did, but then I started reading ‘The New Moon: Water, Exploration, and Future Habitation‘ (Cambridge University Press, 2014) and realized that my knowledge amounted to a teensy scrap of lunar dust...
