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4 asteroids — including one plane sized and two house sized objects — to approach the Earth today, NASA warns: here’s all we know

NASA is tracking several asteroids that will pass near Earth in October 2024, none pose any direct …

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Arizona is the epicenter of the debate over how Trump's mass deportation plan would hit the economy

The mass deportations former president Donald Trump is proposing could reshape labor markets, strai…

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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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Bengaluru-based Pixxel Space plans to mine asteroids for building settlements in space

Satellites can look for ice on asteroids which can be used as fuel by splitting it into hydrogen an…

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Netflix's 'This is the Zodiac Speaking' tells the story of the hunt for a serial killer. Here's what happened to murder suspect Arthur Leigh Allen.

Netflix's "This is the Zodiac Speaking" details the hunt for a serial killer in the 1970s, and expl…

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I live in Valencia, Spain, where flooding has taken over 100 lives. I can hardly believe what's happened here.

Jesús Lucero Ezquerro lives in Valencia and describes deep mud and cars piled up in the Spanish cit…

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A 3-billion-year-old meteorite might have sparked life on Earth, study asserts

A massive meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago may have triggered environmental changes that hel…

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How Trump could exploit a looming global struggle for rare-earth minerals

The power grab over rare-earth minerals in Central Asia could be among the issues that will work to…

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Indian markets surging to all time highs today: What's happening post Fed decision?

The BSE Sensex surged by 1,400 points to close at 84,544.31, while Nifty rose over 1% to 25,790.95.…

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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…

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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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Instead of killing jobs, there's a strange AI hiring boom happening, according to Marc Andreessen

Tech companies are hiring thousands of programmers, doctors, and lawyers to hand-write answers that…

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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…

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2 'potentially hazardous' asteroids will streak by Earth this week, one as big as a mountain. You can watch it live.

On Thursday and Saturday, two different asteroids will hurtle past Earth at close range. You can wa…

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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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What Trump's own words tell us about what a White House win could mean for Ukraine

Russia's war in Ukraine is a major issue in the 2024 election. If Trump wins the White House, Ukrai…

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Robinhood's cofounder has joined the rapidly growing commercial space race, and wants to beam solar power from satellites to earth

A report from McKinsey earlier in 2024 estimated that the global space economy will be worth $1.8 t…

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What the crypto market actually wants from a Trump presidency

The crypto industry helped put Donald Trump back in the White House. Now, it hopes his presidency w…

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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 …

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The end of convenience: What the downfall of Walgreens means for America

Chain pharmacies are flashing warning signs and shuttering stores. 7-Eleven is axing locations. The…

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