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Is Australia Wider than the Earth's Moon?
Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
Apr 2, 2023
Yes and no. It depends on what yardstick we use.
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That Asteroid-Moon Collision Video? It’s Fake.
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Jul 26, 2022
But that’s not to say that the moon hasn’t seen its fair share of asteroid impacts.
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Is This a Historical Illustration of a Real Meteor Shower?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 15, 2022
The image appeared in a Facebook post that was shared hundreds of thousands of times.
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Yes, a 'Parade of Planets' Will Be Visible in the Summer Sky
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jun 23, 2022
Early morning sky watchers should be able to see Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus line up with t ...
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Supermoon: How an Illusion Makes the Full Moon Appear Bigger Than It Really Is
Written by:
The Conversation
Apr 26, 2021
A 'Supermoon' doesn’t actually look that much bigger in the sky compared to a normal full moon - ...
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Was a Mars Rover's Final Message to NASA 'My Battery Is Low and It’s Getting Dark?'
Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 18, 2019
A poetic interpretation of the Opportunity rover's final transmission from Mars went viral in Fe ...
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The Science Behind Those Viral Oumuamua “Alien Spacecraft” Stories
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov 7, 2018
ʻOumuamua, the first interstellar object to be detected passing through our solar system, does n ...
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The Longest Total Lunar Eclipse of the 21st Century Will Occur on July 27
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jul 5, 2018
Some record-setting moonside shade is on the books for late July 2018.
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Answering Your Questions About the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Brooke Binkowski
Aug 19, 2017
The 21 August 2017 celestial event will be viewable to millions in North America, but taking the ...
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Moon Landing Urban Legends
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 20, 2017
A collection of urban legends about the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 moon landing.
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Will Dangerous Cosmic Rays Pass Close to Earth ‘Tonight’?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 24, 2017
This claim has been around for years and makes no scientific sense whatsoever.
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Scientists Predict an Explosive Collision from Two Merging Stars in 2022
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan 9, 2017
If astronomers are correct, this would be the first time such a prediction has come to fruition.
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Are There More Trees on Earth Than Stars in the Milky Way?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec 12, 2016
Although both figures are rough, a recent estimate for the number of trees on Earth exceeds the ...
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Rare Supermoon Is Going to Unleash Tidal Waves and Massive Earthquakes
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov 8, 2016
Scientists have been debating a connection between lunar cycles and earthquakes for decades, but ...
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Scientists May Have Found Two New ‘Moonlets’ Lurking In Uranus’ Rings
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct 27, 2016
Though we can’t yet see them directly, decades-old data may suggest the presence of two previous ...
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Friday's 'Black Moon' Promises to Be an Underwhelming Spectacle
Written by:
David Emery
Sep 27, 2016
The Internet is abuzz over an impending astronomical event called a "black moon." What is it, an ...
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Will a 'Green Moon' Appear in April 2018?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Mar 27, 2016
A 'green moon' hoax has been updated to incorporate humorous references to marijuana.
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Are These Photographs of a 'Hunter's Moon'?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Nov 9, 2015
A Hunter's Moon doesn't create the illusion of two suns, isn't a miracle, and occurs annually.
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Planetary Alignment Over Giza Pyramids
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 19, 2012
Mercury, Venus and Saturn were aligned in December 2012, but that phenomenon did not appear as s ...
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Is a 'Mars Spectacular' Coming Soon?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 24, 2003
The planet Mars will not be making a once-in-our-lifetimes, remarkably close approach to Earth o ...
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