Galileo's Pendulum

Galileo's Pendulum

Science, Society, and Fiction from Matthew R Francis

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  • Moonday: A Bite-Sized Moon

    Can a tiny object have a moon? In 1993, the Galileo space probe was passing through the Asteroid Belt on its way to Jupiter. Despite what you may have learned from The Empire Strikes Back, the Asteroid Belt is relatively empty (and likely contains no mynocks): the many known asteroids fill a huge region between…

    Matthew R. Francis

    March 5, 2012
    Astronomy, Physics, and Related Fields
    Moonday!, Space exploration, Star Wars
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