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Earth's orbit may be in trouble. Why space debris is to blame.
There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states that debris can reach speeds of 18,000 ...
Scientists stumble across rare evidence that Earth is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada
Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...
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'Quiet Chernobyl' changed Earth's surface so much the planet's mantle is still moving 80 years later
The land beneath the former Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is rising and will continue to do so for many decades. Now, scientists have an explanation that involves the sea drying up.
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What If Earth’s Axis Was Tilted by 90 Degrees?
The Earth sits comfortably in its orbit tilted on its axis at 23 degrees. Knock the planet over - and it wouldn't be the Earth as you know it.
‘What on earth?’: I played Augusta the day after McIlroy won... We both had ‘dreams come true’
In the real world of Sunday afternoon, having stood behind the 14th green and watched Rory make bogey to now be one shot behind Justin Rose, he had the look of a man who was resigned to his fate of ...