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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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Scientists think they've found the origin of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. It could help prevent a future mass extinction on Earth.
Thanks to the presence of an rare element called ruthenium, scientists think they know where the as…
Jenny McGrath
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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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Asteroid Day — everything you need to know about the rocks in our solar system that could one day hit Earth
Asteroid Day is just around the corner and there are many questions that people have about asteroid…
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An asteroid flew closer to Earth than the Moon — but nobody knew till two days later
Asteroids come and go, but we normally know when they’ll be flying past the planet. However, last m…
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NASA simulated an incoming asteroid impact, and the biggest roadblock to action was penny pinching
NASA gathered about 100 experts to practice a hypothetical discovery of an asteroid with a 72% chan…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The B-2 stealth bomber used to hit the Houthis was built to strike the toughest targets
The aircraft was built to slip past defenses to drop nuclear and conventional bombs, including a 30…
Jake Epstein
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A 'severe' geomagnetic storm is forecast for Earth for the first time in years here's what to know about these storms
A 'severe' geomagnetic storm is forecasted to reach Earth this Friday for the first time in 20 year…
Ellyn Lapointe
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A football stadium-sized asteroid will blaze by Earth today. Here's how to watch the potentially hazardous 'city killer' live.
Watch live as a "potentially hazardous" asteroid the size of a football stadium whips past Earth to…
Ellyn Lapointe
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How to see Comet A3, which could be the best comet in a decade. Neanderthals walked the Earth last time it flew by.
Comet A3 hasn't been past Earth since the Neanderthals. It'll be visible across the Northern Hemisp…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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…
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NASA cases Asteroid Bennu ahead of snatch and grab — finds six new secrets, including a possible void under the surface
Officially called the Touch-and-Go (TAG) maneuver, the spacecraft will land on the asteroid for …
Prabhjote Gill
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NASA scientists calculated the exact date an asteroid could hit Earth with the force of at least 24 nuclear bombs. Thankfully, it's a long way off.
There's a 1/2,700 chance asteroid Bennu could hit the Earth, and scientists think it could happen o…
Marianne Guenot
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The economy is a priority for Americans as they head to the polls. Here's what's really going on behind the numbers.
As people get ready to vote, here's what's been going on with job growth, federal debt, and other e…
Madison Hoff
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Two tiny asteroids to zoom past Earth this Diwali — likely without any fireworks
While both of them are on the watch list of asteroids to track, it’s unlikely that they will b…
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We asked 3 migration firms about what they're hearing in the first 48 hours after the election
One migration firm received over 100 inquiries on Wednesday from Americans seeking other residency …
Maria Noyen,Shubhangi Goel
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Peloton's new CEO has a chance to turn things around. Here's what he needs to do.
Peloton is betting that its new CEO, Peter Stern, can help turn the struggling company around after…
Madeline Berg,Mary Hanbury,Er…
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Romance author Ana Huang says self-publishing books is like running a small business
Ahead of the release of her 13th novel, "The Striker," BookTok sensation Ana Huang reflected on her…