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When the Moon Pulls the Earth: Encounters with the Tides

by Jim Peck I’ve had two recent encounters with the moon but not the usual visual ones where you can notice the phases but the gravitational ones where you can notice the tidal cycles. I used to work at the … Continue reading

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India’s Mars mission India has successfully put a satellite into orbit around Mars on its first attempt. The Mangalyaan robotic probe arrived at the planet early on Wednesday following a 10-month journey from Earth. A 24-minute engine burn slowed the … Continue reading

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