Asteroid the size of 145 Elmos to fly past Earth on Tuesday, July 15 – NASA The Jerusalem Post Giant stadium-sized asteroid to make close approach to Earth on July 11. Check details Hindustan Times NASA warns! 280-foot asteroid 2025 MA90 to make close Earth flyby today at 20,263 mph; here’s what you must know Times of India NASA warns! 1200- foot asteroid …
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QUICK FACTS Where is it? Klyuchevskoy (Klyuchevskaya Sopka), Russia [56.050698, 160.6463962] What’s in the photo? A giant eruption plume trailing off an erupting volcano Which satellite took the photo? NASA Aqua When was it taken? Nov. 1, 2023 This eerie satellite photo shows a “devilish” Russian volcano spewing out a 1,000-mile-long river of smoke into Earth’s atmosphere. It is a …
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Astronomers have long been fascinated by the idea that Earth could harbor small, temporary satellites, known as minimoons, that briefly orbit the planet before escaping back into space. A recent article by Space.com reveals that there could be at least 6.5 minimoons orbiting Earth at any given time. These objects, often pieces of the Moon itself, represent a fascinating glimpse …
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In November 2026, a quiet revolution in space exploration will take place. For the first time in human history, a spacecraft will travel a distance so vast that light takes an entire day to cover it. This achievement, over four decades in the making, will highlight the impressive feat of NASA’s Voyager 1 as it continues its journey deeper into …
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One of the best meteor showers of the year is about to commence, as comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle sends debris at Earth. The Perseid meteor showers are the result of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, a 26-kilometer (16-mile) wide comet that takes 133 years to orbit the Sun. This “parent” comet, around twice the size of the rock which dinosaured the dinosaurs, is what showers …
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NASA has discovered a mysterious ‘super-Earth’ planet that appears to flash a repeated signal from 154 light-years away. The planet, named TOI-1846 b, is almost twice the size of Earth and four times as massive. It orbits a small, cool red dwarf star every four days and causes a strange, repeated dip in the star’s light, a signal that first …
Read More »US rare earth pricing system is poised to challenge China’s dominance Reuters Pentagon to become largest shareholder in rare earth miner MP Materials; shares surge 50% CNBC Rare earths miner taps a seam of US government largesse Financial Times The Pentagon’s Rare Earths Deal Is Making Former Biden Officials Jealous Heatmap News The Pentagon’s Bold Move To Secure U.S. Rare Earth Mineral Needs Forbes Source …
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NEW YORK — For sale: A 54-pound rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Sotheby’s in New York will be auctioning what’s known as NWA 16788 on Wednesday, July 16, as part of a natural history-themed sale that also includes a juvenile Ceratosaurus dinosaur skeleton …
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Volcanic eruptions can destroy essential infrastructure, ground air traffic for days, wipe out entire cities, disrupt the climate for years, and even wipe out life on Earth, so it’s important to know what causes them to blow. New research has revealed that specific features deep within Earth can be linked directly to such cataclysmic eruptions. Thousands of kilometers below Earth’s …
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk‘s plan to terraform Mars is the “stupidest thing” one can pursue, says astrophysicist and author Adam Becker. In an interview last month, Becker explained why the red planet could not and should not be occupied and how billionaires like Musk and Jeff Bezos are selling “sci-fi fantasies.” In his new book ‘More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, …
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