Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Our friends at MinuteEarth just released a new book! To check out “How Did Whales Get So Big?” head to: minuteearth.com/books

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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