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Giant asteroid set to race past earth

Discovered in 1998, Asteroid 52768 (1998 OR2) is a potentially hazardous asteroid - a rock capable of making close approaches to Earth , perhaps even colliding...

NASA building 'Lunar Flashlight' to scan the moon for water

Roughly the size of a briefcase, Lunar Flashlight is a very small satellite being developed and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that will use near...

Alabama student names NASA's first Mars helicopter

Meet: Ingenuity . Student Vaneeza Rupani came up with the name during our "name the rover " contest. In March, the organization selected the name "Perseveran...

Scientists discover fossil of massive rodent-like animal called 'crazy beast'

Life-like reconstruction of Adalatherium hui . Gondwana , Earth's southern supercontinent that included Africa, South America, India, Australia and Antarcti...

Coronavirus slows global energy demand causing carbon dioxide emissions to plummet

According to Birol, "This is a historic shock to the entire energy world". It predicted that global energy demand would fall six percent in 2020 - seven times...

SpaceX, Axiom to send three tourists to ISS in 2021

SpaceX will attempt to land the rocket booster back at Cape Canaveral, meaning residents in the area could hear a sonic boom. "This will be just the first of ma...

'Crazy beast' lived among last of dinosaurs

What they do know is thanks to a newly-discovered fossil in Madagascar and work from an global team of researchers that included John Wible, curator of mammals ...

Premier, environment minister to provide update on Alberta flooding

Heavy ice and water could be seen flowing over an industrial side street in Fort McMurray on Monday. Since Sunday, the Clearwater River has risen three-quarte...

Massive asteroid 1998 OR2 to fly by planet Earth today!

NASA has said that it would take an asteroid larger than one to two kilometres to alter Earth's global climate, and one larger than five kilometres to cause a ...

Huge asteroid 52768 to fly by Earth the morning of April 29

The team started observations on April 13 and will continue to collect data until April 23, when the asteroid will no longer be visible from the facility. That'...

2-km-wide asteroid to fly past Earth on Wednesday

According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), they have been tracking this asteroid for 20 years nows. However, the Virtual Telescop...

Nintendo shares an Animal Crossing: New Horizons BINGO card

Common bedbugs have increased by 100%, male-faced bedbugs have decreased by 50%. Tiger beetles up by 33%, Scarab beetles down 40%. "It isn't yet clear if that...

'The most unsafe place in the history of planet earth' revealed

The fossils revealed that the area was also home to various giant species including three of the largest predatory dinosaurs , the Carcharodontosaurus , the ...

‘Potentially hazardous’: NASA warns of 2 asteroids heading this way in May

To date, astronomers have discovered 22,776 near-Earth objects, and new ones are being found at a rate of 30 each day, NASA officials said. The Nasa-tracked...

3 Earth-Intersecting NEOs Approaching, Flying Past Planet Tuesday — NASA Asteroid Tracker

The observatory additionally captured the picture of the 1998 OR2 and it options make it appear to be it's carrying a masks, mentioned Anne Virkki , the top of...

Largest Hole In Ozone Layer Over Arctic Has Finally Closed

Late last week, that polar vortex "split", the CAMS researchers said, creating a pathway for ozone-rich air to rush back into the area above the North Pole ....

Sahara was Earth's Most Dangerous Place 100 Million Years Ago | Paleontology

After reviewing fossils, which dated back 100 million years ago, scientists have found traces of ferocious predators, including flying reptiles and crocodile-li...

Starlink Satellites Will be Visible Above Georgia Tonight

SpaceX first tried to deal with the brightness downside with an experimental "DarkSat" included in a batch of Starlink satellites launched in January. No, act...

Asteroid approaching earth wears ‘face mask’

The asteroid was classified as a potentially hazardous object because it's bigger than 500 feet and comes within 5 million miles of Earth's orbit. "But sinc...

Venus lights up night sky in once a year phenomenon

Catch it quick! Venus will set (drop below the horizon) by 10:28 pm Brazos Valley time. At the moment, the planet, which is hanging out super close to the moon ...

Astronomers spot a black hole devouring a star every 9 hours

The tidal forces of the black hole tore off the stars outer layers containing hydrogen, giving rise to a white dwarf , surrounded by a cloud of gas. Accordin...

Jessie J wishes Channing Tatum a happy 40th birthday after split

And alongside a picture of the movie star in motocross gear, she wrote: "Keep living your BEST life". "Are they back together again?" one social media comment...

'Largest-ever ozone hole' over Arctic closes

Scientists have revealed that the hole observed in the ozone layer above the Arctic last month has healed itself. Taking to Twitter, Copernicus ECMWF wrot...

Russian cargo ship docks with space station

The Soyuz 2.1a propellant on the unmanned supply ship came to life at 9:51 p.m. ET (6:51 a.m. Saturday local time), propelling the rocket to the sky directly in...

Supreme Court rejects EPA's narrow view of Clean Water Act

Studies found that the pollution had damaged the coral reef near a Maui beach. Breyer wrote that "In sum, we consequently understand the permitting requiremen...

Asteroid classed as 'potentially hazardous object' set to pass Earth on Wednesday

Should an asteroid be discovered that posed an impact threat to Earth, knowing such characteristics would be important for planning a response. It posted a vi...

An Asteroid "Coming Near Earth" Looks Like It's Wearing A Face Mask

The asteroid - which is called asteroid 1998 OR2 - will be moving at 19,461 miles per hour and will pass within 3.9 million miles (or 6.3 million kilometres...

China unveils first Mars exploration mission's name

The space agency also revealed that the mission would take place in the coming months. An unmanned exploration trip to Mars is expected to begin this year. ...

Russian cargo capsule docks with ISS

It performed a flawless rendezvous in two orbits and docked with the International Space Station only three hours and 21 minutes after its launch. Special mem...

NASA celebrates Hubble's 30th birthday with this gorgeous image of starbirth

Safe to say, its legacy will continue to reverberate in scientific communities for decades to come. It was on this day in 1990 that the Space Shuttle Discove...