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It seems the more we learn about black holes, the more there is to find out. In this case, what in the universe could have put one on its side?
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It seems the more we learn about black holes, the more there is to find out. In this case, what in the universe could have put one on its side?
Hosted By: Hank Green
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![What Saturn’s Rings Tell Us About Its Soupy Core
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The insides of the our gas giant friend, Saturn, might be less of a mystery now that we’ve figured out how to use its rings to indicate its internal makeup. And the light emitted from some very old, very hungry black holes could be giving us a new way to measure some of the heaviest objects in space.
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![Why Did We Keep Sealed Moon Samples?
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We’ve been sitting on samples of the lunar surface for decades and, with better technology than when they were taken, we are opening them back up to take another look!
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