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Asteroid the size of an elephant passes Earth in one of closest encounters ever | Science & Tech News
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An asteroid the size of an elephant has passed by Earth in one of the closest encounters ever recorded. The space rock, named 2023 BU, was projected to zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 12.29am on Friday, only 2,200 miles (3,540km) above the Earth’s surface. This makes it the fourth closest…
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How to watch asteroid live stream as NASA predicts fourth closest ever near miss with Earth | World News
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An asteroid is due to come very close to Earth this week, passing just a few thousand kilometres above the planet’s surface. The relative near miss will be streamed live using robotic telescopes – here’s what you need to know about the asteroid and how you can watch it. What do we know about this…
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Once-in-a-lifetime green comet approaching closest point to Earth | Science & Tech News
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A once-in-a-lifetime green comet not seen since the Stone Age will make its closest approach to Earth next week. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has already been visible through binoculars and telescopes this month, but could become visible with the naked eye as it gets ever nearer to our planet. Experts say those without equipment should…
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NASA’s Earth Radiation Budget Satellite to fall to Earth after 38 years in space | Science & Tech News
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A NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth this weekend after nearly 40 years in space. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) was launched in 1984 aboard the space shuttle Challenger. It was initially sent into space with a lifespan of just two years to study how the Earth absorbed and radiated energy from…
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Earth risks losing 40% of glacial mass if it doesn’t give up fossil fuels, projection warns | Climate News
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More than 40% of Earth’s glacial mass could disappear if humanity keeps investing in fossil fuels, warns a stark new projection. The bleak scenario would mean more than two thirds of the total number of glaciers would vanish by the end of the century, contributing to ever-increasing sea levels around the world. Lead researcher David…
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft to splash back down to Earth after successful moon mission | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft will splash back down on earth in an hour’s time after a 25-day trip around the moon. The uncrewed capsule, which is designed to carry astronauts, should land in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalupe Island at 5.39pm UK time. The splashdown is the final hurdle in what has been a successful demonstration…
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New time-lapse shows how Earth has changed since iconic ‘Blue Marble’ | Science & Tech News
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Fifty years after Apollo 17 astronauts sent back an iconic image of Earth, capturing the awe of the cosmos and fragility of our planet like never before, time-lapse images have been released to mark the anniversary. The Blue Marble, as it came to be known, was snapped on 7 December 1972, and at the time…
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Chinese astronauts land back on Earth after six-month mission | Science & Tech News
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Three Chinese astronauts have landed back on Earth after six months spent completing construction of the Tiangong station, state TV reported. Commander Chen Dong and astronauts Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe touched down in a capsule at a landing site in the Gobi Desert in northern China at around 12.10pm, according to China Central Television.…
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Scientists discuss using satellites to ‘beam’ solar energy collected in space to Earth | Science & Tech News
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An ambitious project to harness the power of the sun from space to supply power on Earth is being proposed by scientists. The European Space Agency (ESA) – which includes the UK – is discussing plans to create a solar farm in orbit at a two-day conference in Paris. The SOLARIS project aims to collect…
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Scientists discover origin of one of the rarest meteorites to fall to Earth | UK News
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The source of one of the rarest meteorites on Earth has been identified by UK scientists. The Ivuna meteorite was found in Tanzania in December 1938. It was later split into a number of samples now housed at the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London. After comparing it with samples from an asteroid known as…