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Earth may have at least 6 'minimoons' at any given time. Where do they come from?
"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...
Human-Constructed Dams Have Shifted the Earth’s Poles, Scientists Say
New research suggests that the thousands of dams built over the past two centuries have caused the Earth's poles to drift ...
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What's Earth's lowest point on land?
The banks of the Dead Sea are the lowest point on dry land but not the deepest point on Earth's surface. That distinction ...
Earth's Accelerating Spin To Shorten Two More Days
When the moon is positioned farther from Earth's equator and closer to the poles, its pull on the planet becomes weaker. With ...
The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York
Sotheby's is putting some rare items up for auction, including what it calls the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.
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Earth just had a freakishly short day, but the fastest day of the year is yet to come
July 9 was unusually short thanks to changes in how fast the Earth is spinning. But two other days this summer are expected ...
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Earth’s Poet of Scale
Since Edward Burtynsky’s birth in Ontario, Canada, in 1955, the Earth’s population has roughly tripled, and its economy has ...
Aliens Can Detect Earth’s Airports From 200 Light-Years Away
Humans might not know of any intelligent beings beyond Earth, but if they exist, they might already know about us. New ...