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Earth is as far away from the sun as it ever gets. So why is it so hot?
Right now, Earth is about 3.1 million miles farther from the sun than it is in early January when it reaches perihelion, its ...
A giant 140-foot asteroid is approaching Earth at a high speed of 37,118 mph, NASA warns
NASA confirms that asteroid 2025 MW91, estimated to be 140 feet across, will make its closest approach on 5 July.
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'We are proud to serve our country, both on Earth and in space': NASA astronauts beam home July 4 message from ISS (video)
NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim and Anne McClain marked Independence Day with a few heartfelt words for their ...
NASA Empowers Energy Projects by Providing Global Earth Observation Data
NASA strives to understand the universe, whether that be the stars above us or Earth around us. One way NASA focuses on the ...
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NASA May Have Found Earth 2.0 - And That’s Just the Beginning
NASA may have just found our second Earth - a planet so similar, it could be habitable for humans. But this is just the ...
NASA detects new planet with temperatures that suggest habitable conditions
The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain ...
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Astronaut photographs elusive luminous event from far above Earth
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has shared a striking photo of what is known as a Transient Luminous ...
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NASA finds ‘Earth’s bigger, older cousin’ - CNN
NASA said Thursday that its Kepler spacecraft has spotted “Earth’s bigger, older cousin”: the first nearly Earth-size planet to be found in the habitable zone of a star similar to our own.
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Asteroid Apophis to pass near Earth in 2029: What to know - USA TODAY
Earth-based telescopes will observe Apophis as well, but they won't be able to detect as much as the spacecraft will when the asteroid gets near the sun, NASA said.
NASA discovers comet from another star system, only 3rd known
It’s officially the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system and poses no threat to Earth.