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Scientists Are Following a Rare Metallic Asteroid Worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000

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Scientists have spotted an extremely rare metallic asteroid floating between Mars and Jupiter and have placed its value as $10,000,000,000,000,000,000, or more than the entire global economy. The asteroid, known as 16 Psyche, is 230-million miles away and is roughly 140-miles across – roughly the size of Massachusetts. Related: Friday 13th, 2029 – The Day a Huge Asteroid Dubbed ‘God […]

SnowBrains | November 6, 2020
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NASA: A Look At Jupiter’s North Pole

View this post on Instagram The floor is lava! Oh wait, nevermind, that’s just an infrared look at Jupiter’s North Pole 😉 Our James Webb Space Telescope will examine the atmosphere of Jupiter’s polar region, where @NASAJuno discovered the clusters of cyclones seen in this image. @NASAWebb’s data will provide much more detail than has been possible in past observations, […]

SnowBrains | August 10, 2020
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Astronomical Event: Jupiter, Venus, And The Moon To Form A Smiley Face Next Month

In times like these, the world needs reasons to smile. Luckily for us, the cosmos is about to lend a hand with that. On May 16, a crescent moon, beneath Venus & Jupiter, will form a smiley face in the sky. This spectacle is called conjunction and is quite rare. The last time this happened was 12 years ago in […]

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The Brains | April 30, 2020
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Brain Post: Voyager 1 = First Manmade Object to Reach Interstellar Space

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched in 1977.  It has now official entered interstellar space (it outside of the solar system).  Voyager 1 has traveled farther than anyone, or anything in history.  It’s traveled 12 billion miles from the sun or about 130 times the distance of the Earth from the sun.  This must certainly be viewed as one of […]

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SnowBrains | September 12, 2013
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