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Water Distribution Near Moon’s South Pole Mapped Using NASA SOFIA Data
Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the area near the moon's south pole. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ...
Inquirer on MSN10h
Dancing turtles show how animals use magnetic field as a map
Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their ...
Smithsonian Magazine22d
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Shifting Toward Siberia and Raising Questions About Unusual Movement
Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation ... Scientists say that if you tried traveling the 5,280 miles from South Africa ...
The Associated Press on MSN10d
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved ...
Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
About 3.8 billion years ago, two massive canyons likely formed on the moon in a span of less than 10 minutes, according to ...