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The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Originating from outside our solar system, the comet is not a threat to Earth. While not visible to the naked eye, ...

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It is considered obvious today that Earth is roughly a sphere and that it can be measured like any spherical object. Scientists technically call it an oblate spheroid, but it is still sphere-like in ...

An enormous asteroid is approaching Earth at 24,136 miles per hour—and will be at its closest to us in two days' time. The space rock—dubbed "2025 FA22"—is 520 feet across. On a cosmic scale, it will ...

Mercedes-AMG GT XX covers Earth’s circumference in multi-record run By Utkarsh Sood September 01, 2025 The AMG GT XX has set a new record for the greatest distance ever covered by an electric vehicle ...

An asteroid is the most likely reason the dinosaurs went extinct—but could something similar happen to us? A new study has compared the likelihood of a devastating asteroid impact to other causes of ...

I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 YR4. It said the probability it could hit Earth was unusually high. As ...

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The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer. By Jacey Fortin This article was updated ...