Mark Thompson
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Apollo astronauts discovered the moon is covered in tiny orange glass beads. Now we finally know why.
By Mark Thompson published
Tiny, orange glass beads discovered on the moon during the Apollo era may reveal an untold history of lunar volcanism.

Monster black hole M87 is spinning at 80% of the cosmic speed limit — and pulling in matter even faster
By Mark Thompson published
The famous black hole M87 keeps surprising us. New research calculates its spin speed to be at 80% of the theoretical limit, with matter falling into its maw even faster.
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