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Earth once wore a Saturn-like ring, study of ancient craters suggestsThe ring could be responsible for a prolonged drop in temperatures millions of years ago.
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Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 monthsA tiny asteroid will orbit around our planet for 53 days from the end of September.
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Fall equinox 2024: When it is, why it happens and what to look forOn Sunday, Sept. 22, day and night will be nearly equal in length as Earth spins side-on to the sun and autumn officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Space photo of the week: Space X's Polaris Dawn astronauts 'touch the void' on 1st-ever private spacewalkSpaceX Polaris Dawn astronaut Jared Isaacman briefly "touched the void" as he embarked on the first-ever private spacewalk Thursday (Sept. 12).
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'Exceptional' eclipse image and stunning 'Dolphin Head nebula' among 2024's Astronomy Photographer of the Year winnersA composite image of an annular solar eclipse showing Baily's Beads won top prize at the 2024 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.
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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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