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See what the asteroid that we thought might hit Earth looks like
This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...
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The speed of light is torturously slow, and these 3 simple animations by a scientist at NASA prove it
How fast light travels between Earth and the moon A second animation by O'Donoghue takes a big step back from Earth to include the moon. On average, there is about 238,855 miles (384,400 ...
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The moon has been drifting away from Earth for 4.5 billion years. A stunning animation shows how far it has gone.
A new animation depicts that process with unprecedented ... In turn, Earth's tidal bulge exerts gravity on the moon. The Earth spins faster than the moon orbits it, so as the bulge rotates away ...
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Blue Ghost Moon Lander Delivers Mesmerizing View of Earth from Space
The Blue Ghost moon lander, launched on January ... aspects of space exploration. In a notable animation, Blue Ghost recorded ...
Asteroid with surprising, hockey puck shape still might slap the moon, scientists say
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...
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Blue Ghost lander captured a solar eclipse while on the moon. See the stunning imagery here
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. While parts of the ...
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The Blood Moon Rises: A Total Lunar Eclipse
Kiichiro Sato/Associated Press Supported by By Aimee Ortiz From Thursday night into Friday morning, the Earth’s shadow gradually overtook the moon’s typically bright white face, which took on ...