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The Minor Planet Center had put off assigning a designation to 2026 QQ8 while it was unclear whether the object was space junk or natural. We look at the September and October follow-up observations ...

Are there still active volcanoes on Mars? New detections of hydrogen chloride from below the surface suggest flowing magma.

The International Union of Geological Sciences recognizes the site of the world's first hydrothermal vent discovery, made ...

Earth has a second moon now. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as impressive as the one we've been looking at for billions of ...

Roland Emmerich has executive-produced a sci-fi thriller that is now available to stream for free. The film depicts a ...

Teghaza 001 is named after a salt plain in the West African country of Mali, where meteorite hunters discovered it in 2022.

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It is a rare botanical treasure hidden beneath the thick canopy of Australia’s subtropical rainforests, and for most of its ...