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The large asteroid 2013 NK4 (shown in white) has an elliptical orbit that takes it past the orbit of Mars (red) and in between the orbits of Venus (pink) and Mercury (purple). It orbits the sun every 378 days. It’ll safely pass Earth…

Scientists believe they’ve found a window into the dawn of time on Earth, and it’s hidden beneath the Pacific Ocean.A team led by geophysicist Simon Lamb, of the University of Wellington and scientist Cornel de Ronde, of GNS Science,…

CNN  —  At one time, tigers lived across the Eurasian continent, from the Caspian Sea to the Russian Far East,…

This artist's impression shows one of the Voyager spacecraft moving through the darkness of space.…

By Jonathan AmosScience correspondentImage caption, Artwork: Europe's Earth Remote Sensing satellites weighed about 2.5 tonnes at launch1 hour agoA pioneering European satellite is due to fall to Earth in the coming hours.ERS-2 was a…

Australian geologists have identified low volcanic CO2 emissions and rock weathering in Canada as key factors behind an extreme ice age 700 million years ago. Their research, informed by plate tectonic modeling and geological evidence…

A private US lunar lander that has been leaking fuel throughout its journey is now headed for Earth and will likely burn up in the atmosphere, the company said Saturday.Astrobotic has been posting regular updates on the Peregrine…

In a bold extension of its mission, the spacecraft formerly known as OSIRIS-REx embarks on an unprecedented journey to explore asteroid Apophis. This celestial body is set to make a historic flyby of Earth in 2029, an event unseen since…

NASA relaunched a mission to study the “God of Chaos” asteroid as it started coming closer to the orbit of Earth. A spacecraft, which had recently returned from deep space, was returned by NASA to carry out three studies. NASA’s…

This image shows a frame from a 15-second ultra-high-definition video featuring a cat named Taters which…