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A 'potentially hazardous' blue-whale-size asteroid will zip through Earth's orbit on Friday
The asteroid is being tracked by NASA and isn’t a danger to Earth.
STEVE is smearing green 'streaks' across the sky, and nobody knows why
Astronomers report a strange new feature of the aurora-like STEVE, which they are calling 'streaks.'
'STEVE' descends on North America after surprise solar storm
A surprise solar storm bashed Earth on Aug. 7 and 8, triggering an appearance of the mysterious glowing phenomenon called STEVE.
Best science books 2025: Popular science books to feed your imagination
The best science books evoke a sense of wonder and make you marvel at the incredible world we live in. Top up your library this Black Friday.
Surprise! Asteroid wider than 2 football fields is barreling toward Earth tonight
NASA astronomers discovered that a large asteroid will zoom past Earth on Aug. 4, missing our planet by millions of miles.
Enormous sinkhole wide enough to swallow the White House opens in Chile
A massive sinkhole measuring more than 100 feet across has opened on mining land in Chile, according to the government's geology mining service.
Two skyscraper-size asteroids are barreling toward Earth this weekend
Two asteroids, 2016 CZ31 and 2013 CU83, are headed toward Earth for back-to-back flybys this weekend.
Miners just discovered the largest pink diamond in more than 300 years
Miners in Angola have uncovered the largest pink diamond found in more than 300 years, nicknamed the Lulo Rose.
