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

Earth will get a new mini moon this month

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Earth will get a new mini moon this month, which will join us on September 29 and stay for around two months.

Snow Moon Feb 26 2021 360onhistory

China’s Chang e rover detects water molecules on the Moon

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China's Chang e rover detects water molecules on the Moon, in a sample of rock retrieved in 2020 and brought back to Earth

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Scientists found lava caves on the Moon

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Scientists found lava caves on the Moon, a milestone in lunar research and with important implication for future lunar exploration by humans

Lunar Phase Feb 17, 2022 Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere. Image: NASA

Podcast Episode 95 l How many moons does the Earth have?

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Technically, Earth has only one Moon. But here is the interesting thing. Over millions of years, the number of moons has varied. We talk about their story in this episode. 

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

Does the Earth have more than one Moon?

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We wonder if the Earth has more than one Moon in this new 360 on History blog post discussing the number of satellites that have orbited our planet & considered "moons".

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.

Comparison of regular full moon and super moon next to each other in a composite image.

Podcast Episode 69 l What exactly is a super blue moon?

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Stargazers were able to Witness Rare Blue Super Moon in August 2023. The next blue super moon will be in 2037, so this one was a very rare sighting. But what exactly is a super blue moon? And what is ...

A rusting, green set of gears known as the Antikythera Mechanism found at the bottom of the ocean aboard a decaying Greek ship it is now acknowledged as the first computer.

This 2,000 year old mechanism is the first computer ever

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This 2,000 year old mechanism is the first computer ever and it is known as the Antikythera Mechanism found on an ancient Greek ship in 1901