Over the past three months, shares of Planet, which operates the world's largest privately owned constellation of Earth ...

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NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

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If an extraterrestrial civilization existed with technology comparable to ours, would they be able to detect Earth?

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...

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YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...