FOR KIDS: Moon twinkles

Flashes of light on the moon?s surface come from cooling, superhot liquid

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If you ever travel to the moon, don?t forget to pack a heavy-duty umbrella. It?s not for downpours: With no atmosphere, there?s no chance of rain. But hundreds of times each year, small space rocks smash into the lunar surface, flashing brightly enough to be seen from Earth. ?

Researchers have long argued about why the collisions lead to light. A new study appears to have solved the mystery. Scientists in Europe say the flashes come from scorching pieces of material kicked up from the lunar surface after the collisions.?

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Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/338377/title/FOR_KIDS_Moon_twinkles

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