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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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The jaw-dropping 'Alien: Romulus' ending sets it apart from other blockbusters. Here's what happens.
Fede Álvarez cranks up the body horror in the jaw-dropping "Alien: Romulus" ending. Here's a breakd…
Eammon Jacobs
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An asteroid only turns into a meteor if it falls to Earth
Space agencies keep an eye out for these objects have come to realise that the asteroids having …
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How to make money from medical research and donations
You can make good money from donating plasma or sperm on a regular basis. Other donations and scien…
Hilary Brueck
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The Earth did not get its water from asteroids — it may have had it all along
The prevailing theory on how the Earth got its water is that the planet was born dry and water was …
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The mystery of how the moon formed is still puzzling scientists. The secret could lie deep within our planet.
Scientists have several theories for how the moon first formed. The leading hypothesis involves a m…
Marianne Guenot
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Here's what fireballs are and how to best spot them at the Perseid meteor shower's peak
Explore the celestial spectacle of fireballs during the Perseid meteor shower, set to peak this wee…
Hannah Getahun,Sebastian Cahi…
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The space rock that doomed the dinosaurs was shrapnel from a comet that flew too close to the sun, a Harvard study suggests
The origin of the space rock that killed the dinosaurs has been a mystery. A new study suggests it …
Aylin Woodward
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The iconic Arecibo telescope faces an imminent, catastrophic collapse. Engineers are now racing to deconstruct it.
One of Earth's two key radio observatories has been damaged beyond repair. The loss is a major blow…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Dave Mo…
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The asteroid NASA just landed on turns out to be hollow, with a large 'void' at its center. It may be spinning itself to death.
NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft orbited asteroid Bennu for two years, monitoring pebbles flying off of…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is peaking, giving you the chance to see up to 40 shooting stars an hour. Here's how to watch.
This year, the Eta Aquarids meteor shower is set to be even more stunning than usual, with experts …
Marianne Guenot
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The Hubble telescope caught an asteroid ripping itself to pieces due to the 'YORP effect'
The effect is something like a parent swinging a kid around by her arms; once the parent rotates fa…
Dave Mosher
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This is how big an asteroid would need to be to wipe out New York City
An asteroid doesn't need to be massive to cause serious damage. The Chicxulub asteroid that wiped o…
Alex Kuzoian
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First 'intact' planet found circling a dead star — this Jupiter-sized anomaly is in orbit rather than being pulled apart at the seams
This Jupiter-sized anomaly of a planet is part and parcel of a three-star system that lies 80 light…
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An asteroid is about to slip between Earth and the moon - and it'll be the second in 3 weeks
Asteroid 2017 BX, according to Slooh and NASA JPL data, is similar to asteroid 2017 AG13, which fle…
Dave Mosher
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This is the first photo of a distant star completely destroying an asteroid
"The diameter of the gap inside of the debris ring is 700,000 kilometres, approximately half the si…
Kelly Dickerson
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An asteroid that's just a fraction of a mile wide could wipe out New York City
"Every 2,000 years or so, a meteoroid the size of a football field hits Earth and causes significan…
Lydia Ramsey
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Stunning New Details From The Largest Asteroid Impact In A Century
Thanks to cell phones, dashboard video cameras, and other recording devices, researchers have been …
Dina Spector
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China and Russia haven't signed on to NASA's new plan to unify how humanity explores space
To join NASA on the moon and Mars, countries must agree to some rules: be peaceful, mine space reso…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A 'Nation-Busting' Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2036
Comets are different from asteroids for a number of reasons. The biggest difference is that asteroi…