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‘Not the end of the world’, says data scientist on the big issues

Humanity has made great strides in recent decades: air is cleaner; poverty, deforestation and childhood mortality have fallen; gasoline cars - and maybe coal...

Barbie that went to space to go on display in London

London, United Kingdom—A Barbie that spent six months orbiting the Earth on the International Space Station will go on public display for the first...

China lunar probe returns to Earth with samples after 53-day mission

BEIJING -- A Chinese probe carrying samples from the far side of the Moon returned to Earth on Tuesday, capping a technically complex 53-day...

More powerful solar storms could be heading to Earth

Tourists normally have to pay big money and brave cold climates for a chance to see an aurora, but last weekend many people around...

First ‘extreme’ solar storm in 20 years strikes earth

The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light shows from Tasmania to Britain —and...

Brightest flash ever disturbed Earth’s atmosphere last year

Paris, France - Last year the brightest flash of light ever seen in the night sky disturbed Earth's upper atmosphere in a way that has...

Three Chinese astronauts return safely to Earth

Three Chinese astronauts working at the country's space station have returned safely to Earth, state media reported Sunday, hailing the mission as a "complete...

NASA kicked asteroid off course in test to save Earth

By Issam Ahmed NASA on Tuesday celebrated exceeding expectations during a mission to deflect a distant asteroid, in a sci-fi like test of humanity's ability...

Jeff Bezos says ‘awestruck’ by Earth’s beauty

Washington—Jeff Bezos said the “most profound” aspect of his brief journey to space was the spectacular view he saw of Earth, which left him...

Chinese rocket to tumble back to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry

A large segment of a Chinese rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere early Sunday, but Beijing has downplayed...

Four ISS astronauts splash down off Florida on SpaceX Crew Dragon

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts back to Earth splashed down off Panama City early Sunday, a NASA livestream showed. Boats were retrieving...

Large asteroid to (safely) zip past Earth

The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will swing closest on Sunday, giving astronomers a rare chance for a good look at...

NASA wants to fly a helicopter on Mars for the first time

More than a century after the first powered flight on Earth, NASA intends to prove it's possible to replicate the feat on another world. Transported...

Lab developing device to help Earth dodge asteroids

In a corner of the campus at Riga Technical University, a team of scientists is working on technology that could one day stop asteroids...
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