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In a scary Halloween movie, monsters, ghouls, and haunted houses can give you the creeps! Those things are, of course, just stories that were made up to give you a fright. If you want a real scare, check out these nine unearthly nightmares that could be happening right now in our own galaxy. Eek!
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Miranda the Monster Moon
Miranda is an icy moon of Uranus, the seventh planet from our Sun. If you look closely at Miranda, you’ll notice a mismatched appearance. Are those scars a sign that this moon was patched together like Frankenstein’s monster? Nope! Those patches are actually deep craters, high ridges, and extreme cliffs.
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A Frightening Face on the Sun
When NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this picture of our Sun in October 2014, it looked like the Sun was getting ready for Halloween! You can light up the face of a jack-o-lantern at home with a candle or flashlight. What’s lighting up this Sun pumpkin’s face? Active regions of the Sun that emit large amounts of light and energy. And on that day in October, those regions happened to look like a ghoulish grin!
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A black hole is an object with gravity so strong that nothing—not even light—can escape. Because of this, we can’t really see black holes, but we can see how they pull on the stars and objects around them.
What Is a Laser? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
The laser’s light waves travel together with their peaks all lined up, or in phase. This is why laser beams are very narrow, very bright, and can be focused into a very tiny spot.

This animation is a representation of in phase laser light waves. Image credit: NASA

Because laser light stays focused and does not spread out much (like a flashlight would), laser beams can travel very long distances. They can also concentrate a lot of energy on a very small area.

This animation shows how a laser can focus all of its light into one small point. Credit: NASA
Lasers have many uses. They are used in precision tools and can cut through diamonds or thick metal. They can also be designed to help in delicate surgeries. Lasers are used for recording and retrieving information. They are used in communications and in carrying TV and internet signals. We also find them in laser printers, bar code scanners, and DVD players. They also help to make parts for computers and other electronics.
Lasers are also used in instruments called spectrometers. Spectrometers can help scientists figure out what things are made of. For example, the Curiosity rover uses a laser spectrometer to see what kinds of chemicals are in certain rocks on Mars.

This is a picture of Martian soil before (left) and after (right) it was zapped by the Curiosity rover’s laser instrument called ChemCam. By zapping tiny holes in Martian soil and rock, ChemCam can determine what the material is made of. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/ CNES/IRAP/LPGN/CNRS
NASA missions have used lasers to study the gases in Earth’s atmosphere. Lasers have also been used in instruments that map the surfaces of planets, moons, and asteroids.
Scientists have even measured the distance between the moon and Earth using lasers! By measuring the amount of time it takes for a laser beam to travel to the moon and back, astronomers can tell exactly how far away it is!

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Earth, on the other hand, simply brushes these impact craters off and moves on with its life.
No wonder there are so many craters on the Moon compared to Earth!

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With a rotation rate of only 42 hours, the stage should be set for rotating conducting material within the moon that could generate a magnetic field. Galileo's magnetometers detected, however, not an increase in magnetic field activity but a drastic drop (about 40%) in the background Jovian magnetic field strength as the spacecraft neared Io. So, it was thought that Io might be generating a global magnetosphere that shields the moon from Jupiter's strong magnetic field. However, more recent investigations (Margaret Kivelson, 2001), contend that observed data does not support an internally generated field for Io. It's magnetic field appears to be generated by strong electrical currents within its ionosphere.

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Dhu al-Hijjah is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic year and is one of the four sacred months during which fighting is forbidden.On Saturday evening, June 8, 2024, the bright star Pollux (the brighter of the twin stars in the constellation Gemini) will appear 4 degrees above the thin, waxing crescent Moon. As evening twilight ends (at 9:44 PM EDT) the Moon will be 13 degrees above the west-northwestern horizon. The Moon will set first on the northwestern horizon 82 minutes later (at 11:06 PM).On Tuesday evening, June 11, 2024, the bright star Regulus will appear 3.5 degrees to the left of the waxing crescent Moon. As evening twilight ends (at 9:46 PM EDT) the Moon will be 33 degrees above the western horizon. Regulus will set first on the west-northwestern horizon less than 3 hours later (after midnight Wednesday morning at 12:35 AM).For the Washington, DC area and similar latitudes (I've not run the calculations for other latitudes), the morning of Thursday, June 13, 2024, will be the morning with the earliest sunrise of the year. For the location of NASA Headquarters morning twilight will start at 4:30 AM EDT and sunrise will be at 5:42:11 AM. While the summer solstice is the day of the year with the longest period of daylight, the solar days near the solstice are longer than 24 hours, so the earliest sunrises of the year occur before and the latest sunsets occur after the summer solstice.Early Friday morning, June 14, 2024, the Moon will appear half-full as it reaches its first quarter at 1:18 AM EDT (when the Moon will be 1 degree above the western horizon.Friday morning, June 14, 2024, at 9:36 AM EDT, the Moon will be at apogee, its farthest from the Earth for this orbit.Mid-day on Friday, June 14, 2024, the planet Mercury will be passing on the far side of the Sun as seen from the Earth, called superior conjunction.
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The nanorover was designed for the very low gravity of a small asteroid. Although tiny, it was not a toy. It was really hi-tech and complex!
	
	The nanorover wheels were attached to struts—kind of like our toy nanorover, except that each wheel of the real nanorover operated independently, rather than in pairs. Why do you suppose it was designed this way?
	Well, gravity can be a wonderful thing. We take it for granted here on Earth. But on an asteroid, there is so little gravity that a rover would barely stick! The nanorover weighed one kilogram (a little over two pounds) here on Earth. But on Nereus it would weigh only 1/10th of a gram. A penny weighs 30 times more! A little bump would make the nanorover bounce way up in the sky and could easily flip it over. So it needed to be designed to operate even if that happened.

If the nanorover were to flip over, its struts could rotate to put the wheels back down on the ground! Solar energy cells on its belly would be able to provide enough power to get it turned back over.
There was another clever thing about this design. When the struts moved the wheels close together, the body of the rover could rotate so that its camera pointed straight up or straight down.
The nanorover didn't just roll on its wheels. It hopped! The strut design let it hop 20 centimeters (8 inches) per second. Rolling, it could go only 1 millimeter per second in the tiny gravity of an asteroid. At this rate, it would take 18-1/2 days to go one mile! So, as you can see, The Space Place toy nanorover is a real hot rod!
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The samples were collected by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which gathered the material during a daring descent on asteroid Bennu in 2018. The mission, which marks the first time the U.S. has collected samples from an asteroid, will give scientists an unparalleled, up-close look at remnants from our early solar system. Follow along with the mission by having students do some of the same math as OSIRIS-REx mission planners. Or, have them do their own asteroid-related experiments. It's also a great opportunity to make connections to another NASA sample-return mission. Learning Resources Collection Asteroids Lessons for Educators Explore a collection of standards-aligned lessons all about asteroids and craters. Collection Asteroids Activities for Students Explore projects, videos, slideshows, and games for students all about asteroids. OctoberOctober 12 – Join NASA for the Psyche LaunchDid you know we can explore asteroids and other far away objects in the solar system to learn more about the interior of our own planet? That's one of the goals of NASA's Psyche mission, which is slated to launch on October 12 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission is designed to explore an asteroid – also named Psyche – that may be the remnant of a planet's core. The Psyche spacecraft is one of just a handful of NASA missions throughout history that have used electric propulsion rather than a chemical engine, which means it's also a great opportunity to make connections to real-world examples of motion and forces. Get a primer on all the engineering and science behind the mission from our Teachable Moments series, then explore related lessons and projects.Learning Resources Article Teachable Moments: Asteroid Mission Aims to Explore Mysteries of Earth's Core Explore how NASA's Psyche mission aims to help scientists answer questions about Earth and the formation of our solar system.  Collection Psyche Lessons for Educators Explore a collection of standards-aligned lessons related to NASA's Psyche mission. Collection Psyche Activities for Students Explore projects, videos, slideshows, and games for students all about asteroids. October 14 – Catch the Annular Solar EclipseOctober 14 marks the start of another exciting double-feature for skygazers: an annular solar eclipse followed by a total solar eclipse just six months later.
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People with generalized anxiety sometimes describe themselves as “worry warts” and often are told that they worry too much. They may also experience symptoms of tension, including restlessness, tiring easily, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep difficulties, and inability to relax.
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People with panic disorder have recurrent, unexpected episodes of intense fear or discomfort called panic attacks. A panic attack is accompanied by symptoms such as heart palpitations, difficulty breathing, a racing or pounding heart, trembling, chest pain, stomach distress, dizziness or lightheadedness, and numbing or tingling. During a panic attack, people often feel afraid that they are out of control or even that their life is at risk.
Although most people experience a panic attack at some point, those with panic disorder worry about having more panic attacks and will often do things to try to prevent them. They might avoid situations that are difficult to leave, such as a client meeting or concert, because they fear having a panic attack. This can significantly limit a person’s ability to experience and enjoy life. When people avoid situations because they are afraid they will have a panic attack, they may be experiencing panic disorder with agoraphobia.
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A person with a specific phobia experiences intense fear in response to a particular object or situation. For example, fear of blood or needles, of enclosed places, and of flying are common specific phobias.
Sometimes specific phobias arise or become more of an issue after a person relocates to an area with a higher risk of encountering what they fear. For example, if someone has a specific phobia of earthquakes, that fear may intensify after moving from Chicago to Los Angeles, where earthquakes are common. The key to coping with these phobias is recognizing when they are getting in the way of your everyday life.  
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Mercury rise will be only 36 minutes before sunrise.Thursday morning, June 6, 2024, at 8:38 AM EDT, will be the new Moon, when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from the Earth. The day of or the day after the New Moon marks the start of the new month for most lunisolar calendars. June 6 is the start of the fifth month of the Chinese year of the Dragon. Sundown on June 6 marks the start of Sivan in the Hebrew calendar.In the Islamic calendar the months traditionally start with the first sighting of the waxing crescent Moon. Many Muslim communities now follow the Umm al-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia, which uses astronomical calculations to start months in a more predictable way. Using this calendar, sundown on Thursday evening, June 6, 2024, will probably mark the beginning of Dhu al-Hijjah, although this is one of four months for which the calendar dates are often adjusted by the religious authorities of Saudi Arabia after actual sightings of the lunar crescent. The Hajj is held on the eighth, ninth, and the tenth of the month. Making the Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in your life is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. In addition, the Day of Arafah is held on the ninth and Eid al-Adha (the "Festival of the Sacrifice") on the tenth through the thirteenth. Dhu al-Hijjah is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic year and is one of the four sacred months during which fighting is forbidden.On Saturday evening, June 8, 2024, the bright star Pollux (the brighter of the twin stars in the constellation Gemini) will appear 4 degrees above the thin, waxing crescent Moon. As evening twilight ends (at 9:44 PM EDT) the Moon will be 13 degrees above the west-northwestern horizon. The Moon will set first on the northwestern horizon 82 minutes later (at 11:06 PM).On Tuesday evening, June 11, 2024, the bright star Regulus will appear 3.5 degrees to the left of the waxing crescent Moon.