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Why Is Mars So Red? New Research Reveals a Surprising Answer
Mars, the Red Planet, has been a mystery for ages. Its bright red color in the night sky has always caught our attention. Turns out, this color comes from iron in Martian rocks. But scientists recently discovered something even more fascinating about where that red dust actually comes from! The Secret Behind Mars’ Red Color…
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NASA Raises Alarm, 3.1% Chance of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Hitting Earth
After a week of bright skies due to the full moon, astronomers can finally observe asteroid 2024 YR4 again. With darker skies, ground-based telescopes have a better chance of spotting these faint space rocks that are usually hard to detect. NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California has…