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Two scientists from Toho University and NASA’s Nexus for Exoplanet System Science ran computer simulations and found that ...

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The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

Astrophysicists have long theorized that there should be planets out there that are, in size, somewhere between Earth and ...

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The study published on Nature.com highlights the threat growing space exploration can cause humanity back on Earth ...

A recent multi-institutional study spearheaded by NASA has revealed the most volcanic place we know of. The planet, coined L ...

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There is an estimated 2.3% chance that the 2024 YR4 asteroid is heading our way. Here's everything you need to know about the ...

The planet has been shattering heat records for the past two years. That was expected to ease in January — and the fact that ...