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Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in ...

The temporary belts, one of which still remains, were filled with high-energy electrons and protons and were found by a ...

Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), and its Submillimeter Array (SMA), were critical for identifying a cache of belts surrounding other stars beyond the sun where comets may reside. Regions around 74 stars ...

It's their considerable sideways momentum, perfectly stabilised against the Earth's gravitational pull downwards, that keeps satellites in orbit. A new class of satellites is aiming to push the ...

The 21 satellites will be heading to low-Earth orbit, where there are more than 6,000 already there. SpaceX owns the Starlink company. Once deployed and in their orbit, they will provide internet ...

Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. By The Learning Network A breakup? The end of a friendship? The ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...