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Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter

Mary Anning shaped our understanding of the history of our planet. Her discoveries of fossils have impacted our understanding of the plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
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Breaking Space News: Venus Has Active Volcanoes!

Earth is no longer the only planet in the solar system that we know has active volcanoes. Venus, welcome to the geologically-active planet club!
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An Asteroid Is Approaching (But Won’t Hit) Earth On Near Miss Day

Near Miss Day is an annual event that commemorates a close call with an asteroid on March 23, 1989. On that day, an asteroid named 4581 Asclepius passed by Earth at a distance of about 450,000 miles, which is relatively close in astronomical terms.
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Why Isn’t Pluto a Planet?

Pluto was originally classified as a planet because when it was first discovered in 1930, it was thought to be a large, distant object orbiting the Sun. At the time, astronomers did not have the technology to accurately measure the size or composition of...
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Not Quite Comet, Not Quite Asteroid: NASA’s JWST Spotted a Centaur known as Chariklo!

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just observed a centaur known as Chariklo and was able to confirm that it has rings and water ice. How often can you say that you observed a centaur through your telescope?
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Did Astronomers Just Solve The Mystery Of Dark Energy In The Cosmos?

Planetarium educator Talia Sepersky explains how two groundbreaking studies shed light on dark energy. If accurate, these discoveries could be some of the biggest in the history of cosmology.
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Did a Piece of the Sun Just Break Off?

This solar phenomenon has scientists talking. On February 2nd, 2023, NASA instruments observed a piece of the Sun that may have broken off and got caught up in a polar vortex, causing a mesmerizing dance of plasma.
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Is There Life on Venus? How Phosphine Gas Might Provide a Clue

Planetarium educator Talia Sepersky delves into the mystery behind one of the most intriguing theories about life in the universe. Venus is a planet commonly known for its inhospitable conditions.
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NASA Found Opal on Mars. What’s It Mean for the Search for Past Life?

The fact that opal was found in the ground at Mars’ Gale Crater means Gale Crater probably once had large amounts of groundwater, and probably more recently than we used to think.
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What Does Martian Dirt Taste Like?

Martian soil, which contains perchlorate, has a laundry list of potential side effects, including death! So don’t take “The Martian” as fact and maybe stick to growing potatoes in Earth soil for now.
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The Scientific Hack to Unlimited Yogurt

What’s the secret to unlimited yogurt? It’s bacteria. Alex Dainis breaks down how you can add yogurt to milk to create new yogurt, over and over and over again. Give it a try and let us know how it turns out!
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How Dirty Is Your Phone?

You take your phone everywhere. What microbes does it pick up along the way?