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A weird, orbital dance keeps these moons of Neptune from hitting each other

Bobbing up and down like a carousel horse might not sound like a stable way to orbit a planet, but it works for one little moon of Neptune.
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Could Find More of Earth’s Transient Moons

Astronomers have known for a little over a decade that Earth also has a population of what are known as “transient Moons”.
Sorry, Congress Probably Isn’t Going To Legalize Marijuana This Year

If you stick your head out the window and listen carefully, you will hear the shrieks, screams and howls of the cannabis community.
6,800-YEAR-OLD RITUAL SITE THREE TIMES BIGGER THAN STONEHENGE’S SARSEN CIRCLE DISCOVERED

A huge ancient ritual site dating back over 6,800 years has been discovered in Poland. It is believed to have been used by neolithic people for between 200 and 250 years.
Earth’s magnetic song recorded for the first time during a solar storm

Data from ESA’s Cluster mission has provided a recording of the eerie “song” that Earth sings when it is hit by a solar storm.