A discarded Chinese rocket stage and a Soviet-era satellite nearly collided over Earth overnight. The collision would have created a huge amount of new space debris and made our current space junk problem >>
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Earth’s Moon may be the reason we’re all here today
A new study suggests that Earth’s Moon may have been vital to the protection of Earth’s atmosphere early on in its development. A sort of “lunar shield” may have protected the atmosphere long >>
Scientists studying Earth’s core have come up with a shocking estimate
Scientists studying the age of Earth’s core have found that it’s likely much younger than some estimates suggested. Experimenting with iron under extreme conditions allowed scientists to better grasp the forces that shaped >>
A distant star explosion may have triggered mass extinction on Earth
A distant star explosion could have been responsible for a massive extinction event on Earth. A new paper suggests that a star some 65 light-years from Earth may have exploded into a supernova >>
Two schoolgirls spotted an asteroid headed straight for Earth
A newly-detected asteroid has been spotted by a pair of schoolgirls in India. The two teenagers found the asteroid in images collected by a telescope in Hawaii. The asteroid is currently orbiting near >>
This is the best place on Earth to watch the stars, but it’s freezing
Scientists have pinpointed the best place on the planet to stick a telescope, but you wouldn’t want to live there. The highest ice dome on the Antarctic Plateau would provide the best view >>
Should we create our own alien life in outer space?
NASA is doing everything it can to avoid bringing Earthly organisms to other worlds, but what if we should be doing the opposite? Seeding other worlds with life could potentially have big benefits >>
We might finally know how old the Moon is
Researchers from the German Aerospace Center say they’ve developed a new numerical model that suggests the Moon is a bit younger than anyone thought. The scientists say the assumed age of the Moon >>
