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Astronomer reinstated on Twitter after meteor video was mistaken for porn

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Astronomer reinstated on Twitter after meteor video was mistaken for porn

They thought it was an a-steroid. A UK astronomer has been reinstated on Twitter after allegedly getting banned because her meteor video was mistaken for porn. A Tweet detailing her exile from the Elon Musk-owned platform is currently orbiting online. “I’m back!!!!!!!!!!” announced Mary McIntyre, an astronomer from Oxfordshire, in the jubilant post. “After 3 … Read more

Hear and see the ‘rare’ impacts after large meteoroid hits Mars

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Hear and see the ‘rare’ impacts after large meteoroid hits Mars

Scientists revealed Thursday that two of its Mars robots recorded a sizable quake, leaving a crater bigger than any ever recorded in the solar system. The Mars Insight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake on December 24, but scientists only recently learned the cause of that quake. NASA said in a news conference Thursday that … Read more