Why does the moon look larger when it’s on the horizon?
A large moon sets behind the mountains. (Image credit: Daniel Garrido/Getty Images ) When a moon glimpses simply above the horizon, it appears massive. This is a curious phenomenon, as…
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The Milky Way could be part of a much larger ‘cosmic neighborhood’ than we realized, challenging our understanding of the universe
The Milky Way might be part of an even bigger “basin of attraction” than we understood. This image reveals an area of our home galaxy’s more than 100 billion stars….
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