What Happened During Last Friday’s Perseid Meteor Shower Peak?
Last Friday was an exciting yearly astronomical occurrence, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. If you were outside in
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outer space
All About the Newly Photographed Milky Way Black Hole
One exciting announcement in the scientific community recently is that, last week, a photo was released of the black hole
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Why Is There a Leap Day?
This year, the last day of February won’t be February 28. Instead, it’ll be February 29. That’s because every four
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A New Planet? Here’s What Astronomers Just Discovered
When you learned about the planets in elementary school, you were probably taught that Jupiter is the largest planet in
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An Asteroid Almost Hit The Earth Last Week
On July 24th, three different asteroids zipped past Earth, each of different sizes and at vastly different distances from the
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