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Over What Specific Body of Water Did a Meteor Recently Explode in Earth’s Atmosphere, Giving Off About 10 Times the Energy of an Atomic Bomb?

On December 18, 2018, a meteor exploded in the lower atmosphere with an estimated yield of about 173 kilotons, or roughly 10 times the energy of the Hiroshima bomb, over the Ber...

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What Is the Strawberry Moon

The Strawberry Moon is the full moon that typically appears in June and serves as the year’s first summer full moon in the Northern Hemisphere. It is not defined by a strawber...

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Solar and Lunar Eclipse Facts: What They Are, How They Occur, and How to Observe Safely

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, partially or fully blocking the Sun’s disk for observers within the Moon’s shadow. A lunar eclipse hap...

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