Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?
That’s the day an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 may strike our planet. Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely. According to NASA, the odds of a collision are just 2.3%. But that nearly ...
NASA’s asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth’s defense
REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...
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Evidence of ancient frozen ocean found on dwarf planet Ceres
Explore Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, and discover its remarkable ancient ocean and ice-rich crust.
Sir Isaac Newton’s mysterious 1704 letter predicts Earth’s final days
Isaac Newton predicted the end of the world in 2060 based on biblical prophecies and historical analysis. He calculated this ...
How NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will make a looping voyage to the moon
Before arriving at the moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon over several months ...
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80 million pixels reveal the brilliance of a star cluster
RCW 38 lies approximately 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Vela. Unlike many star clusters that appear as simple ...
Here’s when the world will end, according to 1704 letter from Sir Isaac Newton
Legendary scientist Sir Isaac Newton, best known for establishing the law of gravity, predicted the world would cease to ...
Pop star Taylor Dayne becomes reality TV regular and cancer detection advocate
Give Taylor Dayne a microphone and she oozes passion. It doesn’t matter if she’s belting her ‘80s megahit “Tell It to My ...
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Japan's Resilience lunar lander prepares for 1st swing around the moon
ispace's Resilience lander launched on Jan. 15 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, along with Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander. It is taking an energy-efficient, circuitous route to the moon, and only ...
What lies at the center of the Earth? The answer keeps changing.
A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have ...
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Earth’s inner core is deforming—here’s what we know
What is happening in Earth's inner core? Discover the implications of its deformation for seismic activity and navigation.
Researchers Uncover Mysterious Structural Changes in Earth’s Inner Core
A new study reveals that the Earth's inner core is undergoing a structural transformation. A new study by USC scientists, ...