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Phobos and Deimos are the two moons of Mars—the first discovered by Asaph Hall in 1877. Unlike any other moons in the solar system, Phobos and Deimos are unique in that they are much larger than they are wide, with an unusual elongated shape resulting from intense tidal forces during […]
On July 21, 1969, Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the moon’s surface and history was made. This famous astronaut has been in the spotlight since then, but he hasn’t given many interviews about his life as an astronaut and more about what went on behind the scenes of the lunar landing. […]
The Pink Moon, technically known as the Full Flower Moon, comes around every spring—but how much do you really know about it? While some people seem to believe it’s just an odd name for the full moon in April, there are actually some pretty cool facts about the Pink Moon […]
If you’ve looked up at the blood moon tonight, you may have noticed something strange about it. It’s red! Technically, it isn’t actually red, but it sure looks like it. And thanks to the upcoming blood moon eclipse on September 28th and 29th, 2018, we wanted to answer one very […]
It’s the second full moon in a single month, and its name comes from the saying that something that happens once in a blue moon is so rare it happens only every blue moon. But what’s the reason behind this? How rare are blue moons? Do they even happen on […]
Pluto has fascinated scientists and science fiction fans alike since its discovery in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, and it’s the most famous dwarf planet in our solar system—but that doesn’t mean we know everything there is to know about it. Recently, NASA made headlines with the news that they had […]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on Mars? It might not be as glamorous as the movies make it out to be, though; the real problem with living on Mars isn’t the distance from Earth—it’s that we aren’t ready for Mars. Although NASA has made […]
Climate change is happening all around us, and it’s caused by both natural and human causes. That’s according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), who just released their latest report on the matter, detailing how the climate will change in the coming decades, how much of this can […]
Adapting to climate change can be quite difficult, whether it’s the threat of more severe storms or changes in weather patterns that have adverse effects on food supply. However, there are some easy ways to be good at adapting to climate change and preventing the worst of its effects from […]
Radiative forcing is the difference between the energy that Earth receives from the Sun and the energy it sends back into space. This value changes depending on what type of gases exist in Earth’s atmosphere and how much of each gas there are; changes in radiative forcing can cause Earth’s […]
