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'This is now the fastest-spinning asteroid that we know of,' an astronomer said.
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Northern Lights May Be Visible Tonight in These 15 States — Where and When to Look
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Deer Marks Leave Trees Glowing in the Dark— Scientists Say They’re ‘Signposts’ for Mates
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Is Leonardo da Vinci's DNA Lurking in His Artwork? Scientists Think So
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NASA Is Sending Humans Toward the Moon Again After 50 Years — Sooner Than You Think
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Every January, Antarctic Scientists Move the South Pole— Here's Why It Needs to Be Done
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New 773,000-Year-Old Fossils Might Just Help Scientists Piece Together Human Evolution
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NASA Turns 25 Years of Kepler's Supernova Data Into a Stunning 40-Second Video
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Scientists See Black Hole Shred a 'Super Sun' in One of the Most Powerful Cosmic Events
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Chinese Scientists Create Hypergravity Machine That’s 100 Times Stronger than Earth’s Gravity
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Scientists Reveal a “One-Two Punch” is Causing Antarctica’s Ice Cap Collapse
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NASA's Hubble Offers New Clues That May Finally Explain Betelgeuse's Strange Behavior
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Scientists Find an Animal Never Seen Before in the U.S. at the Bottom of the Great Salt Lake
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A Rare Iron Age Battle Trumpet Has Been Found — and Experts Say It's One of a Kind
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Woman Captured Breaking Fatal Rule at Yosemite Invites Backlash from Frightened Viewers
The visitor hopped over the safety railing and ventured to the edge of the cliff that is known for its slippery granite.
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A Giant Planet Is Lighting up the Night Sky This Week — Here's How to Spot It
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Astronaut Captures Strange ‘Underwater Auroras’ Around Bahamas Islands — Here’s What They Are
A satellite photo captured by an unnamed astronaut on the ISS shows sandbanks surrounding the island appearing as a stunning light blue streak.
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New Study Says Ammonites Survived the Dinosaur Apocalypse — but Only for a Little While
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Greenland's Prudhoe Dome Melted 7,000 Years Ago — Experts Warn History Could Repeat Soon
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