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The nuclear option: Scientists reveal how atomic blasts could save Earth from asteroids

If an asteroid was ever threatening Earth, the best way to stop it might be with a nuclear explosion, according to a new ...
Scientific American

Is Earth the only planet with total solar eclipses?

On August 12, 2026, lucky viewers in and around Greenland, Iceland and Spain—weather allowing—will be able to see one of ...
Earth.com

Scientists found a nearby planet that looks much more Earth-like than they thought

Astronomers found nearby exoplanet GJ 3378b may be more Earth-like than thought, strengthening its chances of supporting life ...
Inverse

Earth is spinning too fast — the consequences for timekeeping may be unprecedented

Our home planet is in a hurry. On June 29, 2022, Earth completed the shortest day since scientists started keeping records in the 1960s, pulling off a full rotation 1.59 milliseconds faster than usual ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How the Earth’s Mantle Sends Water Up Toward the Surface

The Earth’s oceans have risen and fallen over the millennia. But they have, on average, been relatively stable over billions of years. The balance of the deep water cycle—the exchange of water between ...
Time

Meet ‘Mr. Earth Day,’ the Man Who Helped Organize the Annual Observance

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Astronomy

Why Earth is not flat: The conspiracy debunked

The flat Earth conspiracy varies, but usually involves a large disc shaped world with a relatively tiny sun and moon circling above it like lamps above a table. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, ...