Map Shows Rare Earth Treasure Trove Hidden in America's Backyard
Though it has some of the world's most significant reserves, Latin America has not emerged as a key player in the rare earth ...
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Climate Change Might Increase Satellite Collisions, Limiting How Many Can Safely Orbit Earth, Study Finds
Greenhouse gas emissions could reduce drag in the upper atmosphere, leaving more space debris in orbit and making satellites ...
NASA Tracking Three Plane-Sized Asteroids Approaching Earth Today
Another plane-sized space rock, known as the "2025 DY5" and measuring about 92 feet across, will zip past our planet this ...
Astronomers Confirm 4 Rocky Exoplanets in Earth’s Backyard, Just 6 Light-Years Away
The four exoplanets orbit Barnard’s Star so closely that their years last only a few Earth days. They are probably rocky and, ...
The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...
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A giant extraterrestrial 'wave' hit Earth 14 million years ago — and may have dramatically altered our planet's climate
Our solar system's journey around the center of the Milky Way takes it through varying galactic environments, and one may ...
Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites
A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in ...
Starliner astronauts' return to Earth finally near as replacement crew readies to launch to space station
Four fresh crew members bound for the International Space Station will finally enable the "stranded" Starliner astronauts to head for home.
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Scientists discover giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves' — and we may finally know where they come from
Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.
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Secrets in the shadows: What lunar eclipses teach us about Earth
Ready for a show? On the night of March 13 into the early hours of March 14, a total lunar eclipse will occur as the moon moves into the Earth's umbra, or shadow, turning the bright white lunar ...