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In 2032, Earth May Witness A Once-In-5,000-Year Event On The Moon
"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...
It Came From Outside Our Solar System, and It Looks Like a Comet
I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...
NASA detects visitor from outside solar system
NASA telescopes in Chile have discovered a comet from interstellar space, making its closest approach in October.
New study confirms 4.16 billion-year-old rocks in Canada as Earth’s oldest
The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or melted by geologic processes over billions of years.
It’s Aphelion Day, When Earth Is Farthest From The Sun — So Why The Heatwave?
On Jan. 4, Earth received its maximum radiation from the sun, which was at its largest in the sky for 2025. The difference isn't huge — the sun today appears to be a mere arcminute (1/60th of a degree ...