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NASA says a plane-sized asteroid will pass Earth next week. Here's what to know.
NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks ...
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Perseid Meteor Shower: Not Visible in Australia, New Zealand
In recent days, you may have seen articles claiming the "best meteor shower of the year" is about to start. Unfortunately, ...
Remember the June fireball? Here's how scientists are classifying the meteorite that came crashing through a Georgia home
Planetary Geologist R. Scott Harris, working under the auspices of UGA, analyzed fragments of the meteorite with an electron ...
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When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline
Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our understanding of how planets take shape — not only in our solar system, but ...
Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: Why it needs to be protected
Impact craters are formed when an object from space such as a meteoroid, asteroid or comet strikes Earth at a very high ...
How Many Meteors Actually Hit Earth Every Year?
Meteors can light up the sky in the form of shooting stars, but they often burn up in the atmosphere. Some are able to make ...
Sectors Up Close: Travel 'will outpace inflation over the next decade'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (July 18) signed a law, dubbed the GENIUS Act, to create a regulatory regime for ...
It’s not just Colbert — network late-night TV is dead
Everybody was shocked — shocked! — when Stephen Colbert announced this week that CBS canceled “The Late Show.” The despondent media reacted like a meteor was about to smash into Earth. But how ...
Meteorite that shot through roof of Henry County home was moving at speed of sound, scientist says
Stouffer learned the fireball that exploded into the Georgia sky last month will now be called the McDonough meteorite. He ...
A Martian rock and dinosaur skeleton just made auction history — Details inside
A massive Martian meteorite, the largest ever found on Earth, fetched a record $5.3 million at a New York auction. However, ...
Bunnings boss calls for big surveillance change, Trump's lingering bruise explained, calls for 'national disaster' to be declared
Yahoo's live news blog for Thursday, July 17 has now concluded. Bunnings managing director Michael Schneider says he believes facial recognition in stores is still the way forward despite the hardware ...