The moon has a tail that sends beams across Earth, researchers say
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The Moon has a comet-like tail made of millions of sodium atoms, researchers reported on Wednesday.
"Near [a] New Moon, these atoms encounter the Earth's gravity and are 'focused' into a beam of enhanced density," the Boston University astrophysicists wrote in their abstract. When the New Moon shifts between the Earth and the sun, the downflowing structure's "beam" shoots around the Blue Marble's atmosphere as well as out into space.More Related News