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How to watch a 'potentially hazardous' asteroid the size of Earth's tallest building zoom past the planet Sunday
By Brandon Specktor published
A large, skyscraper-size asteroid will pass close to Earth Sunday night (June 11), missing our planet by a few million miles.
Scientists extract a kilometer of rock from Earth's mantle in record-breaking mission
By Ben Turner published
A record-breaking drilling attempt, which dug more than a kilometer into an underwater mountain in the Atlantic Ocean, has given scientists a treasure trove of rocks to study for clues to Earth's inner workings.
New 'quasi-moon' discovered near Earth has been traveling alongside our planet since 100 BC
By Kiley Price published
Astronomers recently identified asteroid 2023 FW13 as a quasi-moon, a space rock orbiting the sun nearly in tandem with Earth.
James Webb telescope spots ancient water frozen in a near-Earth comet — and scientists want to collect it
By Joanna Thompson published
A new analysis of a comet in the asteroid belt reveals frozen water from the early solar system, hinting at the origins of water on Earth.
How to see ghostly 'Da Vinci glow' illuminate the crescent moon this week
By Jamie Carter published
Twice-reflected sunlight subtly illuminates the dark limb of the crescent moon just before and after the new moon in a phenomenon called Earthshine, or 'Da Vinci glow'.
Scientists discover secret 'symmetries' that protect Earth from the chaos of space
By Anna Demming published
A new analysis of chaos in the solar system reveals how planetary collisions are avoided over billions of years.
For the 1st time, scientists confirm the moon has a solid iron 'heart' just like Earth
By Joanna Thompson published
After more than 50 years, scientists finally confirmed that the moon has a solid inner core, just like Earth.
Days before dying, Japan's lunar lander snaps glorious photo of Earth during a total solar eclipse
By Joanna Thompson published
Japan's Hakuto-R lander may have crashed on the moon, but the spacecraft still sent back valuable images.
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