Early Earth: A Battered, Hellish World | Why the Moon Isn't Round | Auroras From Space

Early Earth: A Battered, Hellish World with Water Oases for Life Asteroids and comets that repeatedly smashed into the early Earth covered the planet's surface with molten rock during its earliest days, but still may have left oases of water that could have supported the evolution of life.
Why the Moon Isn't Round Earth's powerful gravity tugged the moon into its oddball shape long ago, shortly after both bodies formed, a new study suggests.
	Weird Orbits of Alien Planets May Be Due to Twin Stars Some of the oddly skewed orbits of many alien worlds may be due to the twin stars they are often found circling, a new study suggests.
	Vintage NASA Spacecraft to Tackle Interplanetary Science A private team is priming a 36-year-old NASA spacecraft to perform new science as it travels through interplanetary space after attempts to move the probe into a position closer to Earth failed.
	Photographer's 1st Milky Way View an Unforgettable Sight Can your first glimpse of the Milky Way in the night sky get you hooked on astrophotography for life? Yes, says one photographer, who sent in this amazing view of the Milky Way galaxy shining over the Arch Rock of Joshua Tree National Park in California.
	Auroras Over Earth: Amazing Northern Lights Photos from Space The northern lights are a spectacular night sky phenomenon when viewed from Earth, but from space they transform into something truly amazing. See amazing photos of the Earth's auroras as seen by astronauts on the International Space Station in these images released by NASA.
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