New moon was a week ago Wednesday (11/19). Since then, the moon’s been waxing larger: A thin crescent, last weekend; first quarter tonight, Thursday. The moon will be full, Thursday next (12/4). The ...
Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical hypotheticals. To ...
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