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Mesmerizing animation shows Earth's tectonic plates moving from 1.8 billion years ago to todayIt's the first time Earth's geologic record — information found inside rocks — has been used to create an animation of this kind.
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Asteroid slams into Earth triggering stunning green 'fireball' above the Philippines — 8 hours after it was 1st spottedOn Wednesday (Sept. 4), astronomers spotted a never-before-seen asteroid, 2024 RW1, around eight hours before it entered Earth's atmosphere. The "harmless" space rock quickly burned up as predicted, creating a bright green streak across the night sky before spectacularly exploding.
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NASA discovers planet-wide electric field around Earth that's shooting bits of our atmosphere into spaceNASA scientists have discovered a planet-wide electric field surrounding Earth, confirming a 60-year-old hypothesis. Studying the field could yield some vital information about how our planet's atmosphere has evolved.
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Intense solar storm opens '2-way highway' for charged particles, sparking rare auroras on the sunLast year, Earth spewed charged particles into the sun in a rare cosmic event that has surprised scientists.
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Earth’s days once got 2 hours longer — and that may have triggered one of the biggest evolutionary explosions in history, study suggestsThe moon once drifted thousands of miles farther away, and Earth's days got 2.2 hours longer, a new study finds.
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Dinosaur-killing asteroid was a rare rock from beyond Jupiter, new study revealsScientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the fateful rock's origins in the outer reaches of our solar system.
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Earth's weather is getting weirder. Here's why.We take a look at the apparent uptick in weird weather events and discuss the possible causes with leading climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe.
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NASA discovers secret moon orbiting nearby 'planet killer' asteroid after recent close approach to EarthNew NASA images of a mountain-size, "planet killer" asteroid that made its closest approach to Earth last month have revealed a surprise companion circling the massive space rock.
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Earth's gravity knocked pyramid-size asteroid off course during recent ultra-close flyby, NASA images revealNew photos of the recently discovered asteroid 2024 MK, which zoomed past Earth in late June, reveal that the massive space rock's orbit has been significantly altered by its close approach to our planet.
