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Earth’s close encounter with jumbo jet-sized asteroid as it screams past closer than moon; scientists study rare near-miss encounter

According to NASA’s recent discovery, the 2025 QD8 asteroid safely passed through Earth on Wednesday (September 3), but came closer than the Moon and posed no danger. The object made its closest ...
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Spacecraft to Scream Past Earth in a “Double World First” Slingshot Flyby

The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) is about to slingshot past Earth and our Moon on its way to the outer solar system in what the agency is calling a “double world first.” ...
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Researchers Try Drilling Earth's Deepest Manmade Hole — Then They Heard Horrifying Screams

Stretching for hundreds of miles on the Arctic Circle, the Kola Peninsula is one of the most breathtaking places in Russia. Dubbed "Land of the Snow Queen," it is bordered by dense forests and the ...