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How many moons does Earth have? š Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planetās orbit, but this particular space rock is just one of severalāthe latest in a perpetual parade of tiny, moonlike objects.
Learn more about quasi-moons and where they come from: on.natgeo.com/BRYTC121325
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Which planet in our solar system are you curious to learn more about?
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Few life forms on Earth will experience as many nights as a giant sequoia, which can live for 3,000 years.
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Do you ever lie awake at night thinking how the Portuguese man-of-war isn't a jellyfish but four separate polyps working together? No? Just us?
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Amelia Earhartās 1937 disappearance remains one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th centuryāand the largest land invertebrates on the planet may hold the answer. One popular theory posits that Earhart made an emergency landing on Nikumaroro Island, which is home to colossal coconut crabs. Learn more about coconut crabs and how their involvement could explain why Earhartās remains were never found: on.natgeo.com/BRYTC120825
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This bison in Yellowstone National Park proves you can look majestic even when covered in snow and ice.
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Do you ever wish you could hibernate through the colder months? š»
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What if our entire universeāthe galaxies, stars, planets, and even time itselfāexists inside a colossal black hole? It sounds like science fiction, but some cosmologists say the math makes sense. The universe and black holes share two defining features: a singularity where everything beginsāor endsāand an event horizon beyond which nothing can be seen. Could the Big Bang have been the moment a black hole formed in another universe?
Find out more: on.natgeo.com/BRYTC1205
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No competition hereāthis juvenile African cheetah is the definition of camera-ready.
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Both make for an exciting challengeābut which would you rather hike?
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