When it comes to comprehending size, humans have a hard time with extremes, both small and large. If something is described as the size of two school busses, that is relatively easy to understand and appreciate. Describing something as the size of 50 Earths is tricky, because that is not a scale we are familiar…
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NASA’s LADEE Has Crashed Into the Moon
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Last night, the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer impacted the surface of the moon in a controlled crash. Developed by NASA’s Ames Research Center in California, LADEE (pronounced laddie) was a $280 million robotic mission to orbit the moon, gathering details about the structure and composition of the lunar atmosphere and determining…
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25 Fascinating Facts About The Space Race You Probably Didn’t Know
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The space race was one of the most historic events of the twentieth century and played a significant role in the outcome of the Cold War. However, few people are aware of the facts surrounding this unique event in humankind’s history and their knowledge mostly revolves around the first man on the moon and the…
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Earth and Moon Are 60 Million Years Older Than Previously Believed
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The oldest rocks ever discovered in our solar system have been dated back about 4.57 billion years, meaning Earth obviously finished forming later than that. However, determining exactly when that happened can be difficult. New research presented by French geochemists from the University of Lorraine at the Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference in Sacramento, California has revealed…
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These Galaxy Beddings Will Let You Sleep Among The Stars
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