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The Earth had a Saturn-like ring of its own once, a shocking new study has suggested
Scientists suggest Earth had a colossal ring of space debris 466 million years ago, leading to mete…
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Astronomers find planet that seems too humongous to be orbiting its parent star!
A group of astronomers has identified a planet over 13 times the mass of Earth in orbit around an u…
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Mini-moons like the one Earth just captured could be huge business opportunities
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. W…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Here's why astronauts age slower than the rest of us here on Earth
Astronauts on the International Space Station age slightly slower than the rest of us on Earth due …
Kelly Dickerson,Natalie Musum…
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Earth is about to get a 2nd moon, for 57 days only. Here's what you need to know.
A moonlet from the Arjuna asteroid belt is set to fall into Earth's orbit for 57 days. The school-b…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Last week, an asteroid pair came dangerously close to Earth, posed for some pictures and left!
Both asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 came in peace and were more than happy to be papped. 2011 UL21…
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An interplanetary collision might have shrunk Mercury to its current size, scientists think
Mercury, the smallest and closest planet to the Sun, has long captivated scientists with its extrem…
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Interstellar internet may be possible if we can weaponise the gravity of massive stars, say scientists
The potential to manipulate long-range signals, such as light, is enormous, as it paves the way for…
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Jeff Bezos says floating at zero gravity felt like a 'return to the womb'
The Blue Origin founder spent three minutes at zero gravity in 2021 while on board the company's fi…
Polly Thompson
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NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures images of Earth, Moon ahead of gravity assist
A NASA spacecraft named Lucy, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, has captured an st…
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Plants like lettuce could become very unhealthy if grown and eaten by astronauts in space, researchers find
Plants like lettuce, important for a balanced astronaut diet, become surprisingly hospitable to the…
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A geoscientist explains what would happen if Earth suddenly stopped spinning
If you were standing on Earth's equator when it suddenly stopped spinning, you could go flying east…
Emily Swaim
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Scientists have managed to grow mouse embryos in space, showing that off-Earth human reproduction could be possible
To fully understand the extent of these embryos' normal development and to bring this research clos…
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Blasting the Moon’s surface with super-concentrated Sun beams could help create usable roads for future lunar rovers!
Hence, in an attempt to find on-site solutions, researchers conducted experiments to investigate th…
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ISRO moves Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module to orbit around Earth in unique experiment
The Propulsion Module (PM) of Chandrayaan-3 has been moved from an orbit around the Moon to an orbi…
PTI
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A newly found ‘super’ Earth only takes 2.4 days to complete a year
That means where Earth takes 365.25 days to complete a year, this new super Earth does in less than…
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Bed Bath & Beyond's stock has crashed to earth after a rollercoaster ride that defied gravity. Here's a timeline of its chaotic journey, fueled by meme-stock craze and mounting debt.
Bed Bath & Beyond's stock has plunged about 97% from the early 2021 highs that were reached amid th…
Zahra Tayeb
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The Moon and Earth shared the same magnetic field 3.5 billion years ago shows new NASA study
The shared magnetic field situation, with Earth and Moon's magnetospheres joined, could have per…
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Just Look Up: Giant asteroid the size of Qutub Minar to pass dangerously close to Earth
It is not just natural calamities and deadly viruses that may end the human race, giant asteroids h…