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ATLANTA — Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research.

The newly discovered celestial object, named…

In 2007,…

A huge hunk of burning metal appeared in the Australian desert this past weekend, discovered by mine workers in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. Yesterday, the Australian Space Agency confirmed that the smoking wreckage smashed…

SALT LAKE CITY — With October’s Harvest Moon having passed us by, and November’s Beaver Moon still a couple of weeks away, two new comets are peaking through the evening sky, giving stargazers something interesting to view this month.

Comet…

Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch….

A discovery about Saturn’s moon Titan has challenged what scientists thought was a basic rule of chemistry.

There, in the extreme cold, some supposedly fundamentally incompatible molecules may combine to form solids that have never been seen…

For decades, satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth have provided scientists with a crucial vantage point to monitor our planet’s frozen landscapes. Missions like NASA’s Landsat and the European Space Agency‘s Copernicus Sentinel are…