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![A map showing the permanently shadowed craters (blue) near the moon's shouth pole](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XMoDZASZxR67H38w55baXF-320-80.jpg)
'Magnetic anomalies' may be protecting the moon's ice from melting
By Brandon Specktor published
'Magnetic anomalies' may be shielding ice in the moon's pitch-black craters, new research suggests.
![Very large space rocks that fly within 4.6 million miles (7.5 million kilometers) of Earth's solar orbit are known as potentially hazardous asteroids.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gTXdLAyjyieQAWPgxjZ5h3-320-80.jpg)
'Potentially hazardous' Apollo-class asteroid sails harmlessly past Earth
By Brandon Specktor published
An asteroid the size of a skyscraper sailed harmlessly past Earth today at around 4:35 PM ET.
![An illustration showing the donut-shaped Van Allen radiation belts swirling around Earth, with electrons spiraling through them.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i37FraaHQTpde35DNHLFUk-320-80.jpeg)
Ultra-fast electron rain is pouring out of Earth's magnetosphere, and scientists think they know why
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists discovered the mechanism that causes electrons to 'downpour' into Earth's atmosphere.
![An artist's rendering of a pulsar surrounded by a glowing disk of matter. In 'black widow' pulsars, that matter comes from a smaller companion star that's slowly being irradiated out of existence.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VdeqoygQ8obfSirRjCzy2L-320-80.jpeg)
Rare 'black widow' star system could help unlock the secrets of space-time
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists found a remarkably stable 'black widow ' pulsar that could be used to help detect gravitational waves.
![Artist's concept of the European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft mapping stars in the Milky Way galaxy.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZYkaVfWN8kWeFMKcKcGdm5-320-80.jpg)
The Milky Way's 'thick disk' is 2 billion years older than scientists thought
By Brandon Specktor published
Astronomers have found that part of the MIlky Way known as the thick disk is about 2 billion years older than expected, forming just 0.8 billion years after the Big Bang.
![A full moon rises over castle ruins in Italy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vRfSCAymnMCSR59PB6THSL-320-80.jpg)
The Worm Moon, the last full moon of winter 2022, rises this Friday
By Brandon Specktor published
How to watch the March 2022 Worm Moon, the last full moon of winter.
![Each bright spot in this image, the first all-sky image by eRosita, is black hole or a neutron star.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T4wRCmn4FrHFLoGbbqnqmD-320-80.jpeg)
Gargantuan 'Fermi bubbles' are the result of a 100,000-year-long black hole explosion, study suggests
By Brandon Specktor published
New research suggests that the mysterious Fermi and eROSITA bubbles originated form a single 100,000-year-long explosion 2.6 million years ago
![A photo of the 'Apollo can opener' that scientists will use to pierce a 50-year-old container of lunar soul this month.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zp6wnvJkth7wc8bjfZdAVU-320-80.png)
This tube of lunar soil has been sealed since 1972. NASA is finally about to open it.
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists are finally opening a 50-year-old tube of lunar soil, which has been vacuum-sealed since the APollo 17 mission.
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