Mars has two irregularly shaped moons, an inner moon named Phobos and an outer moon named Deimos NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC/Univ. of Arizona…
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People await the partial lunar eclipse over Vienna, on July 16, 2019. Astronomers say the comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will soon be…
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Read More »One of the most famous comets is heading back in the direction of Earth. On December 9, 2023, Halley’s comet…
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