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How Flat-Earthers Explain Total Lunar Eclipses

January 22, 2019 | Article

The blood-red color of the moon during a total lunar eclipse may be difficult to explain without a basic understanding of orbital mechanics, but flat-Earthers have come up with a way to circumvent scientific facts and construct a creative explanation.
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Image of the Day

January 22, 2019 | Image Album

The Super Blood Wolf Moon peeks out from behind some foliage in this image taken by astrophotographer Yuri Beletsky in Santiago, Chile.

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A Mirror Image of Our Universe May Have Existed Before the Big Bang

January 22, 2019 | Article

Before the Big Bang, time may have run in reverse.
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How to Destroy the Earth in Three Easy Steps

January 22, 2019 | Article

Mad scientists through the ages have dreamed of holding the world hostage by threatening to destroy the whole thing. Here's how that could work.
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Lunar Eclipses: What Are They & When Is the Next One?

January 21, 2019 | Reference

Lunar eclipses occur when Earth's shadow blocks the sun. There are three types; the most dramatic is a total lunar eclipse. Find out when is the next one.
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No Planet Nine? Weird Orbits of Distant Objects May Have Different Explanation

January 21, 2019 | Article

The weirdly clustered orbits of some far-flung bodies in our solar system can be explained without invoking a big, undiscovered "Planet Nine," a new study suggests.
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Massive Storms Swirl on Jupiter in This Awesome NASA Photo

January 21, 2019 | Article

NASA's Juno spacecraft made another pass over Jupiter's surface late last month, and the data is back — including this stunning view of two enormous storms swirling across the gas giant.
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