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An asteroid between about 130 and 300 ft. (40 and 90 meters) in diameter has been given a 2.3% chance of it hitting Earth on ...

A University of Bristol simulation predicts the formation of supercontinent Pangaea Ultima within 250 million years, making ...

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Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...

Hundreds of millions of Americans will have the chance in March to see the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years.

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