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Meteorite that hit Earth 3 billion years ago dwarfed rock that caused dinosaur extinction: study

As It Happens6:19Meteorite that hit Earth 3 billion years ago dwarfed rock that caused dinosaur extinction: study Over three billion…

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Greenland tsunami made the Earth ‘ring’ for 9 days, new research suggests

A tsunami triggered by a landslide in a remote, uninhabited part of Greenland shook the entire Earth for nine days,…

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Earth will get a ‘mini-moon’ this month, but it’s only visiting

There’s a lot of debris in our solar system, and every so often we get to see it — meteors streaking…

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SpaceX private spacewalk crew returns to Earth

A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than…

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What a satellite high above the earth tells researchers about the St. Marys River

A satellite orbiting high above the earth is giving researchers valuable insight into the health of a Nova Scotia river that acts as…

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New-age prospectors finding rare earth elements in tailings from Alberta oilsands

You’ve heard of old-world prospectors panning for gold or striking oil. Now, a high-tech venture is seeking out a new…

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Large asteroid to pass between Earth and the moon on Saturday

Earth is surrounded by rocky bodies and bits of debris from when the solar system formed roughly 4.5 billion years…

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China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe returns to Earth with first samples from moon’s far side

China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned to Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon, in…

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Space junk is raining from the sky. Who’s responsible when it hits the Earth?

In March 2022, a couple living in the rural town of São Mateus do Sul, Brazil, were shocked to find a…

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No planet comes close to the life-giving properties of planet Earth — at least not yet

With the discovery of more than 5,600 planets orbiting other stars and images from robots we have sent to all…

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