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A new theory explains how water first arrived on Earth

EARTH
When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must have originated from extraterrestrial...

An asteroid has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here’s how astronomers are tracking it

ASTRONOMY
A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While those odds of an impact...

Earth’s magnetic field triggers a superpower in sea turtles that makes them ‘dance’

PALEONTOLOGY
One of Earth’s deepest mysteries lies beneath our feet: the planet’s inner core. Made of iron and nickel, the hot, solid sphere is about 70%...

Research reveals how Earth got its ice caps

EARTH
The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many complex processes...

Earth’s inner core is less solid than previously thought: Study reveals structural transformation

EARTH
The surface of the Earth's inner core may be changing, as shown by a new study by USC scientists that detected structural changes near...

Asteroid the size of a 20-story building headed for Earth in 2032, astronomers warn

ASTRONOMY
A large asteroid is headed towards Earth – and could collide with us in just a few years. Known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, the nearly...

A ‘city-killer’ asteroid might hit Earth—how worried should we be?

ASTRONOMY
A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly as bright as the...

Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032

ASTRONOMY
A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike...

Super-Earth discovery reveals an exoplanet potentially capable of sustaining life

ASTRONOMY
Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, astronomers have detected more than 7,000 of them in our galaxy. But there are still...

A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth

EARTH
Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander fired its thrusters Thursday to put it on a path to reach the moon in over a...

Is the moon a chunk ejected from Earth? Study sheds light on moon formation, origin of water on Earth

ASTRONOMY
A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered another piece in the...

Exploring an alternate solar system: Research maps impact of ‘super-Earth’

EARTH
Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida Tech graduate, she...
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