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How did Mars get its moons? Japan’s MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle

How did Mars get its moons? Japan’s MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle

Earth’s tides are shaped by more than the Moon. And they’re changing as the planet warms

Earth’s tides are shaped by more than the Moon. And they’re changing as the planet warms

IceCube is built on decades of research into tiny ‘ghost particles’ – but it was the first to find neutrinos coming from deep space

IceCube is built on decades of research into tiny ‘ghost particles’ – but it was the first to find neutrinos coming from deep space

Florence Buchanan: the pioneering physiologist whose face was lost to history

Florence Buchanan: the pioneering physiologist whose face was lost to history

How did Mars get its moons? Japan’s MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle

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How did Mars get its moons? Japan’s MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle

Lana Williams, Lancaster University The Earth got its Moon when a celestial object collided with our planet more…

byLana Williams

October 29, 2026

I found a new meteor shower, and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun

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I found a new meteor shower, and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun

This composite image shows the Geminid meteors, captured in 2020 using Global Meteor Network software. Aleksandar Merlak Patrick…

byPatrick M Shober

April 15, 2026