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Moon phase on Feb 14 2022 as seen in the Northern Hemisphereby NASA LRO

Podcast Episode 87 l How the moon was formed

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Scientists have now answered the questions of how the moon was made in this New Simulation, showing that it formed very quickly after impact with another body called Theia. In this podcast we talk abo...

Moon Impacted by Theia by NASA

How the moon was made l New Simulation

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Scientists have now answered the questions of how the moon was made in this New Simulation, showing that it formed very quickly after impact with another body called Theia.

This 1,000 year old astrolabe from Verona reveals scientific exchange between Muslims, Jews, And Christians.

1,000 year old astrolabe from Verona reveals scientific exchange between Muslims, Jews, And Christians

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This 1,000 year old astrolabe from Verona reveals scientific exchange between Muslims, Jews, And Christians

Photo of Mars by Hubble Telescope. Source: NASA, ESA, and STScI

Mars is affecting our climate and oceans, says new study

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Mars is affecting our climate and oceans, says a new study that analysed millions of year old data from deep sea sediments from hundreds of sites.

An artist's impression of a black hole in the sky

Blackhole Grows by Consuming One Sun A Day

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This Blackhole Grows by Consuming One Sun A Day and is the brightest object ever observed in the night sky, known as a Quasar

19 Spiral Galaxies by James Webb Space Telescope

Staggering In depth Images of 19 Galaxies by NASA’s Webb Telescope

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A new set of stunning images of 19 spiral galaxies has been released by the James Webb Space Telescope, showcasing the galaxies in near- and mid-infrared light.

Photograph of Neptune in true colour by Voyager 2 in 1989.

Neptune – The Real Blue Planet

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Neptune is The Real Blue Planet, the Ice Giant of our Solar System residing far away from the Sun near the Kuiper Belt. The only one we cant see with the naked eye.

Wispy hair-like filaments of pink-purple fill the middle of the image, curving left and right on either side of the centre. On the right, the filaments form a dramatic loop that seems to extend toward the viewer. At lower left are additional yellowish filaments. Two prominent, bright stars near the centre of the image show Webb’s eight-point diffraction spikes. Dozens of fainter stars are scattered across the image

Webb finds the smallest free-floating brown dwarf

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Webb finds the smallest free-floating brown dwarf, which are also known as failed stars. Scientists imaged the centre of a cluster using Webb’s NIRCam and find three brown dwarfs.

pale blue dot

Happy Carl Sagan Day — The Voyagers and the Pale Blue Dot

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Carl Sagan contributed immensely to how we perceive science, and to Voyagers 1&2, which are now in deep space & took the picture of the Pale Blue Dot.