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Scientists date moon’s oldest impact basin to over 4.32 billion years ago

Scientists believe they could have pinpointed the age of the largest and oldest impact basin on the moon to more than 4.32 billion years...

5.9 magnitude quake hits eastern Türkiye, authorities assess damage

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye’s eastern Malatya province at 10:46 a.m. local time, with the epicenter located in the Kale district, the country's...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake occurred off the northwestern coast of Costa Rica at around 12:43 Oct. 12. The epicenter was about 42 km (26 miles)...

How did the building blocks of life arrive on Earth? Zinc fingerprints in meteorites offer clues

Researchers have used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements on Earth. The results suggest that...

Asteroid mining: A potential trillion-dollar industry

Earth's newest celestial neighbor has finally arrived. Astronomers using a powerful telescope in Sutherland, South Africa, first detected the 33-foot-long asteroid in August, reporting...

LA’s quake mystery: 2024 brings the most seismic activity in decades. Why now?

The ground beneath Southern California has been particularly unsteady as of late, with the region experiencing more moderate-sized earthquakes this year than it has...