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Residents were left in shock after hearing a loud bang that set off car alarms and rattled windows around 3 p.m. Saturday. The explosive noise was heard in three counties: Dorset, Devon …

Asteroid 2021 EQ3 will pass closer than the moon. NASA / JPL-Caltech A particularly large asteroid will pass particularly close to Earth on Monday night, and the encounter will be streamed live …

Residents in the UK and Cuba have described seeing bright objects falling from the sky, which were followed by loud noise. Unconfirmed meteor sightings were also reported in the US. A dash …

One of Australia’s native and critically endangered species of lizards: the Lister’s gecko. Credit: Parks Australia Bacteria responsible for the death of critically endangered species. With wild populations decimated, the Lister’s gecko …

Scientists estimate that the asteroid is between 1,300 and 2,230 feet wide. The near-Earth asteroid, known as 2001 FO32, will be 1.25 million miles, or more than five times the distance between …

After years of cracking and crumbling, a huge iceberg finally broke off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf last month and began drifting out to sea. Like a retractable skylight, the event gave us …

Mammalian studies have shown that ‘memories’ of various environmental effects, such as diet, weight, and stress, are passed down from parent to child, despite the fact that these states are not encoded …

NASA’s Voyager 1 observes Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The massive storm near the gas giant’s equator has subsided, but collisions with a series of anticyclones are …

A new species of shark with thin and hypertrophied pectoral fins has been identified from fossilized remains discovered in northern Mexico. Reconstruction of life of Aquilolamna milarcae. Image credit: Oscar Sanisidro. The …

It collided with Jupiter in 1994, but Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 apparently still has things to teach us about the largest planet in the Solar System. A new analysis of the impact traces …