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UK scientists used hundreds of tiny fossils that lived in the sea at the time to understand climate shifts tens of millions ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A tech billionaire who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and conducted the ...

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Planet Labs (NYSE: PL) stock slipped 3% through 9:50 a.m. ET Wednesday on what investors would ordinarily consider good news: another contract announcement. Planet revealed today that it has "expanded ...

People in northern Siberia saw a fireball streak through the sky on Tuesday as a small asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere ...

On “The Masked Singer,” celebrities sing while wearing elaborate costumes. The audience and panelists are given clues as to ...

C0WEPC5, as the asteroid has been temporarily named, entered Earth's atmosphere at 1:15 a.m. local time on Dec. 4 over Russia ...

In November 2024, Pluto entered Aquarius after spending 16 years in Capricorn where it upended traditional hierarchies and ...

Fossil fuels have kicked the Global Plastics Treaty down the road. The next session must drown out their schemes by heeding ...

"Having been fortunate to see our amazing planet from space, I am passionate about America leading the most incredible ...