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Housing costs are the final obstacle to inflation falling back to earth

Shelter costs the final obstacle to inflation falling back dow to 2%

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OpenAI's latest reputation problem: hackers

Hackers accessed OpenAI's internal systems last year and stole messages about AI design, prompting …

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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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Apophis, the ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid is speeding up — increasing the likelihood of it hitting Earth in 2068

This is when the asteroid speeds up because its thermal radiation is no longer uniform. Simply p…

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A massive asteroid the size of the Empire State Building is about to pass Earth. Here's how to track it.

The asteroid, which is about a half-mile wide, has been studied by scientists for decades and will …

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We'd need 5 to 10 years' notice to stop a killer asteroid heading for Earth

In a recent NASA simulation, scientists had six months to stop a hypothetical asteroid from hitting…

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NASA launches DART probe on a head-on collision course with an asteroid

NASA is testing a method it might one day use to save Earth from a city-killing asteroid. Ramming a…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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Watch NASA launch a probe to smash into an asteroid. It's practice for pushing city-killing space rocks away from Earth.

NASA may one day need to save Earth from an incoming asteroid. The plan: launching a spacecraft to …

Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Aylin W…   


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NASA is finally advancing a space telescope that could track down dangerous asteroids before they strike Earth

Potentially hazardous asteroids often skim past Earth without warning. A space telescope that looks…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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NASA: A fridge-size asteroid is headed toward Earth one day before the November election

An asteroid has a 0.41% chance of entering the Earth's atmosphere on November 2, according to NASA.

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A space telescope that could protect Earth from asteroids has been stuck in 'NASA mission limbo hell' - but it may finally escape

A telescope in orbit could track asteroids that may crash into Earth. But no such mission has moved…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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There are 19 interstellar asteroids between Jupiter and Neptune ⁠— and even computers can’t predict where they are headed

Interstellar asteroids — asteroids from outside our solar system — may not be as rare as we once …

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NASA has led 7 asteroid-impact simulations. Only once did experts figure out how to stop the space rock from hitting Earth.

Since 2013, NASA has been leading exercises in which experts confront a fictitious Earth-bound aste…

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is about to suck up asteroid rubble for the first time. Watch the risky maneuver live.

The NASA probe will attempt an intergalactic high-five with asteroid Bennu and use a robotic arm to…

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NASA's asteroid-blasting spacecraft has stored over 2 pounds of alien dust and rock to bring back to Earth

Mission scientists raced to stash the asteroid sample because it was leaking into space. Now the pr…

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A complete timeline of Kendrick Lamar and Drake's beef, from its 2013 origins to their latest diss tracks 'Not Like Us' and 'The Heart Part 6'

Drake appears to be standing down from his weeks-long feud with Kendrick Lamar. Here's their beef e…

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In a NASA simulation of an asteroid impact, scientists concluded they couldn't stop a space rock from decimating Europe

Space agencies participated in a week-long NASA exercise in which they tried - and failed - to stop…

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Elon Musk says we have no defence against asteroid ‘God of Chaos'

Apophis, also known as the 'God of Chaos' asteroid, will be making its way to Earth in ten years. …

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A solar storm is due to hit Earth today, sparking stunning auroras. Here's how to see them.

The storm, which should hit our planet late Thursday evening, Eastern Time, is expected to cause au…

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Asteroid Day is next week — top five things you need to know

Asteroid Day happens on June 30 every year to mark the anniversary of the most devastating impact i…