Month: July 2016
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Curiosity Analyzes Mars with Its ChemCam Laser
Mars is one of Earth’s closest neighbors. The release of “The Martian” in 2015 revived human curiosity about the Red Planet. How much is it like Earth? Did the canals once carry water? Earth’s populace stares up at the night sky and wonders if lifeforms ever inhabited the planet. Could humanity survive if it…
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Buck Moon Rises
July’s Full Moon: What’s in a Name? That which we call a full moon, by any other name would still be a full moon. Shakespeare didn’t quite say that but the idea is still the same. People have a fondness for giving each month’s full moon a name, sometimes several names. July’s full moon is…