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Scientists find evidence that challenges theories of the origin of water on Earth

EARTH
A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered crucial evidence for the origin of water on Earth. Using a rare type...

Soil from the moon’s far side suggests drier conditions than the side facing Earth

EARTH
Soil and rocks returned from the moon's mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth, Chinese scientists reported...

How NASA science data defends Earth from asteroids

ASTRONOMY
The asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as...

New observations show the asteroid that won’t hit Earth resembles a spinning hockey puck

ASTRONOMY
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists...

NASA and ESA want to bring Martian rocks to Earth. Here’s what will happen to the samples once they get here

EARTH
A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA...

A massive crack is discovered under the Earth, scientists: It starts in Turkey, it could bring earthquakes

EARTH
Scientists have pinpointed a giant rift under Earth that is developing between the Arabian-African and Eurasian plates. Led by geologist Renas Koshnaw of MIT...

Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit moon

ASTRONOMY
A huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly 4% chance of smashing into the moon, according to new...

Asteroid impact threat estimates improved for the Earth and the moon

ASTRONOMY
Asteroid 2024 YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) on January 29, 2025. The...

Early Earth’s first crust composition discovery rewrites geological timeline

EARTH
Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs about how our continents formed and when...

Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

ASTRONOMY
There is a non-zero chance that somewhere in the nearby solar system is a rock that might kill us all. This stony assassin may well...

New research sheds light on earliest days of Earth’s formation

EARTH
New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of Earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier...

‘Mars and Earth are even more different than we thought’: Condensing 20 years of atmospheric wave observations

ASTRONOMY
For the first time on a global scale, 20 years of observations on Mars have been condensed into a single study led by Francisco...
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