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🗓️ 21 March 2024
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One of the best things about looking up at the night sky is gazing at our big, beautiful moon. But why do we get to have all the fun? Can a moon have its own moon? Harvard graduate student Chantanelle Nava helps us understand.
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| 1:06.1 | Whether you're an astronomy enthusiast or night out or just a good old-fashioned dreamer, there's nothing better than looking up at the night sky and gazing out at our big beautiful moon. |
| 1:20.0 | But what makes citizens of Earth so lucky that we get our own moon? |
| 1:24.0 | Has anyone ever thought to ask our own moon if it wants its own moon? |
| 1:28.0 | I mean, it's only fair, right? |
| 1:30.0 | My name is Tate from St. Paul, Minnesota, and my question is, can a moon have a moon? |
| 1:37.0 | Yeah, that's a great question. So my name is Chantinel Nava, but I go by Shawnee for short, and I am a fourth year astronomy graduate student at Harvard. |
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