Science Friday

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05 October 2026 10:44

There’s a new crater on the moon and it’s unlikely to happen again in our lifetimes. Created by a comet or asteroid striking the moon between April 11 and May 22, 2024, it is the largest, newly formed crater discovered in our solar system.

Carl T. Bergstrom

carlbergstrom.com

05 October 2026 10:40

"Resurface"

European Space Agency

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05 October 2026 10:18

#WorldSpaceWeek2026 starts today! 🚀⚡ Explore space with Pokémon through exhibitions in Science museums across Europe, meet the Astronaut Pikachu that spent 67 days with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot aboard the International Space Station. #PokemonxESA Credit: ESA/NASA S. Adenot

Nicholas A. Christakis

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05 October 2026 10:16

Since American gun violence is mostly “arguments with guns,” no wonder homicide trends are due mostly to changes in the number of arguments and the odds a given argument had a gun present.

Nick Stevens

nick-stevens.com

05 October 2026 09:59

Ha! I just learned that the monument at the entrance to Baikonur is known as "The Fisherman", on account of the oustretched arms!