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US suffers record-breaking cold: What's going on with the polar vortex?

A winter storm is hitting the U.S. with record-breaking cold and heavy snow. Is the polar vortex to blame?

LiveScience

How satellites revolutionised climate change science

Until relatively recently, humans were limited by the horizon. Climate scientists of the early 20th century could gather data from the world around them and perhaps what they were able to see from a hot air balloon or plane. But the really big picture – the global snapshot – remained…

The Conversation

The next giant leap? How jumping could help astronauts train for trips to the moon and Mars

Scientists suggest adding jumping exercises to astronauts' training regimens, to minimize the health effects of long space missions, such as moon and Mars trips.

Space

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Do Look Up: How Earth Can Defend Itself Against Asteroid

There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years.

International Business Times

How heating rocks could help solve the climate crisis

Scientists at Stanford University developed carbon capture technique they say is more practical and cost-effective

The Independent UK

10 years later, Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition still has one of gaming’s best open worlds, but is it truly definitive?

Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition is the best way to play the Wii U classic, but some of that version’s issues remain.

TechRadar

Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit to fly closer to the lunar surface (video)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander lowered its orbit around the moon Tuesday (Feb. 18), sending back gorgeous footage from just over the lunar surface.

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NASA Says Odds Of Devastating Asteroid Striking Earth In 2032 Now Greater Than Winning A Game Of Roulette

NASA has updated the odds of a devastating asteroid striking Earth, saying it is now greater than the odds of winning a game of roulette.

International Business Times

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract

Since Donald Trump regained the presidency, he has coveted Greenland. Trump has insisted that the U.S. will control the island, currently an autonomous territory of Denmark, and if his overtures are rejected, perhaps seize Greenland by force.

The Conversation

Chinese hackers abuse Microsoft tool to get past antivirus and cause havoc

Earth Preta has developed an attack vector to sidestep antivirus software and deploy malware.

TechRadar

Trump threatens to disrupt the world’s critical minerals supply – but there are reasons to be positive

There’s a chance Donald Trump’s second term as US president could have a long-term negative impact on the demand for and supply of what are known as critical minerals. These include copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and the “rare earth elements”, such as lanthanum and yttrium.

The Conversation

7 planets are aligned in the night sky right now. But what's that mean for science?

In February 2025, all seven of our planetary neighbors will be visible from Earth. So what does such a planetary alignment mean for science? Well, not much — unless you're an interplanetary spacecraft.

Space

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man ending explained: which Marvel characters make cameos and how does it set up season 2?

We breakdown the Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man finale, answering all of your burning questions

Total Film

'City-Killer' Asteroid Threat Intensifies As Scientists Predict Devastating 2032 Collision

Scientists predict a possible city-destroying asteroid impact in 2032. 2024 YR4 poses a 3.1% threat. The odds are rising. Can we stop it?

International Business Times UK

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Science festival unveils guests and line-up of events for capital

THE Edinburgh Science Festival is returning to Scotland’s capital city this April with the theme Spaceship Earth.

International Business Times

'City Killer' Asteroid Now Has 3.1% Chance Of Hitting Earth: NASA

An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1-percent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released Tuesday -- making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting.

Space

'Captain America: Brave New World' introduces adamantium into the MCU, but did it come from space in the comics?

No Weapon X yet, but Captain America: Brave New World marks the arrival of adamantium to Earth-616 in a departure from its comic book origins.

LiveScience

The 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse is visible in North America tonight — here's how to see it

The full moon rises tonight. Here's everything you need to know about how to see the first "blood moon" total lunar eclipse since 2022, and the only one visible from North America this year.

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Japan's Resilience moon lander aces lunar flyby ahead of historic touchdown try (photo)

Resilience, a lunar lander built by Japanese company ispace, zoomed within a mere 5,220 miles (8,400 kilometers) of the moon on Feb. 14.

Latin Times

NASA Says Odds of Devastating Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Now Greater Than Winning a Game of Roulette

NASA has updated the odds of a devastating asteroid striking Earth, saying it is now greater than the odds of winning a game of roulette.

PC Gamer

Relic's new project is a 'smaller indie-style' game about a martian invasion of Earth

Earth vs. Mars is expected to be out this summer.

Space

Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later

On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, whether you call it a planet or not.

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14YO Passes Away After Injecting “Butterfly Remains” As Police Investigates Online “Challenge”

"Why on Earth are people getting kids to do this dangerous stuff" The post 14YO Passes Away After Injecting “Butterfly Remains” As Police Investigates Online “Challenge” first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Rocket Lab launches sharp-eyed Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video)

Rocket Lab launched a high-resolution imaging satellite for the company Blacksky toward low Earth orbit this evening (Feb. 18).

LiveScience

Chance of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 smashing into Earth rises yet again to 3.1%, NASA reports

NASA has increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, up from 1 in 42 as reported in previous calculations.

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