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Rare illusion gives 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet a seemingly impossible 2nd tail after closest approach to Earth for 80,000 years
New photos of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS appear to show a faint "anti-tail" pointing away in the wrong direction. The puzzling ...
‘Doomsday Swarm’ Hides 14 Large Asteroids That Could Hit Earth In Future, Scientists Say
There aren’t as many potentially hazardous asteroids lurking near Earth as previously thought, according to a new study.
Asteroid-Seeking Spacecraft Snaps Poignant Views Of Earth
ESA's Hera spacecraft captured farewell views of Earth and the moon as it sails away into space to investigate the asteroid ...
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Meet NEO Surveyor, NASA’s near-Earth asteroid detector
Meet NASA’s NEO Surveyor, the space telescope identifying hazardous asteroids and comets within 48 million kilometres of ...
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The key ingredients for life on Earth came from space, new evidence suggests
The vital ingredients for life on Earth may have been delivered by meteorites from larger bodies called "planetesimals" in ...
Scientists recreate sound of Earth's magnetic flip 41,000 years ago
Approximately 41,000 years ago, Earth's magnetic field briefly reversed during what is known as the Laschamp event. During ...
Solar Storm Buffets Earth and Is Likely to Generate Light Show
An explosion of particles arrived at Earth on Thursday, and could lead to visible northern lights in much of the country ...
China’s Reusable Satellite Returns to Earth After Experimenting With Crop Mutations in Space
The Shijian-19 satellite carried seeds to orbit, exposing them to the microgravity environment to test plant mutation in ...
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'Severe' solar storm that hit Earth Thursday could be 'global phenomenon' with auroras as far south as California
A powerful solar outburst hit Earth Thursday, triggering a "severe" geomagnetic storm. Auroras could be visible as far south ...
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The Creepy Sounds the Earth Made When Its Magnetic Field Flipped Will Haunt Your Dreams
Flip Flop Tens of thousands of years ago, the Earth's magnetic field flipped — and now, scientists have recreated the ...
Earth’s wildlife populations have disappeared at a ‘catastrophic’ rate in the past half-century, new analysis says
The Living Planet Index tracks thousands of vertebrate species globally and found the worst declines were in Latin America ...
A severe solar storm is headed toward Earth this week, forecasters say
Space weather forecasters say a severe solar storm heading to Earth could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with ...