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Planet Earth and lunar moon from space

Where Did the Moon Come From?

Earth from space. Full-hemisphere views of the Earth showing Hurricane Linda at its peak approaching Baja California on 1997 September 11.

What Is Earth’s Velocity?

solar eclipse, sun, moon, astronomy, space

How Do You Tell the Difference Between Total, Annular, Solar, and Lunar Eclipses?

Arrangement of the phases of the moon in total eclipse with Blood Moon

9 Celestial Omens

Solar system illustration. (planets; sun)

Why Are Planets Round?

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A tornado in rural Iowa sweeps dangerously near a farm. Weather storm

Why Does the United States Have More Tornadoes than Any Other Country?

Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

Planet Earth and lunar moon from space

Where Did the Moon Come From?

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History of Technology Timeline

jeans, denim, pants, clothing

Why Do We Say “A Pair of Pants”?

magic 8 ball

Where Did the Idea for the Magic 8 Ball Come From?

The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

What If the President Is Impeached?

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Nephelinite

Nephelinite

A xenolith of peridotite (yellow) in a matrix of nephelinite lava (grey), Kaiserstuhl,...

Derhammer

lateritic weathering

lateritic weathering

Lateritic weathering releases nickel from atomic substitution in nickeliferous peridotite....

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