A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking the space rock to ...

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There's a lot more to Earth than meets the eye. Far from being just a roundish rock barreling through space, our planet is composed of several layers held together by intense forces of gravity.

A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

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The climate on such a world must be beyond bizarre. A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away. The planet, known as HD ...

This new model updates the location of magnetic north while also providing improved navigation for technologies reliant on Earth’s magnetic field. Updated every five years, scientists have ...

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Earth's Inner Core Is Undergoing a Transformation Feb. 10, 2025 — Earth's inner core is undergoing structural transformation. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface, the inner core is ...

A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in December of 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be 196 feet (60 meters) wide, and it is currently 27 ...

(CNN) — If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the future, the space rock could cause substantial global damage, even though it’s a fraction of the size of the asteroid ...

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