An asteroid nearly the size of a skyscraper will whiz between the Earth and the moon on Saturday in a once-in-a-decade event

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(7-19 Dec. 1972) --- The crescent Earth rises above the lunar horizon in this spectacular photograph taken from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in lunar orbit during the final lunar landing mission in the Apollo program.
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NASA video shows a giant churning tornado on the sun as tall as 14 Earths, hurling plasma into space

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A video taken on March 17, 2023 shows a solar tornado spinning above the sun's surface.
A video taken on March 17, 2023 shows a solar tornado spinning above the sun's surface.

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Fossil fuels are the new nukes: Pacific island nations at risk from rising sea levels support a nonproliferation treaty for oil and gas

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The coast along the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu
Satellite data show the sea level has risen about 6 mm per year around Vanuatu since 1993, a rate nearly twice the global average.

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When, where, and how to see the rare alignment of 5 planets in the night sky this month

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Mars, Uranus, Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury on a sky background
Top to bottom: Mars, Uranus, Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury will align like this in late March. This image is not to scale. Images of the planets have been overlaid on the sky to show their order.

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Adam Driver asked NASA how it plans to save Earth from world-ending asteroids

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Adam Driver arrives at the UK Premiere of the film 'House of Gucci' at Leicester Square in London, Britain.

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Does bottled water go bad? When it's safe to drink expired water and what to do with a contaminated bottle

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A woman drinks a bottle of water in her car.
Leaving bottled water in a hot car can cause it to degrade faster.

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Don't let NASA fool you: The next astronauts on the moon will not be wearing black spacesuits

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NASA and Axiom Space unveiled a new spacesuit for the new era of moon missions, but it won't be black on the lunar surface.

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A nuclear physicist describes 7 things you probably didn't know about radioactive fallout from a nuclear bomb

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Nuclear warhead
Nuclear warheads, like the one shown here, are short- and long-term killers.

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Relativity Space made history by launching the first 3D printed rocket into space. Here's how the company aims to beat Elon Musk to Mars by 2024.

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A photomontage shows Terran 1 ready to launch on its launchpad next to a picture of the rocket's trajectory after launch.
Terran 1 launched on March 22, 2023, but failed to reach orbit.

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America is being hit by a huge surge in blackouts — and it's only going to get worse

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Major blackouts are happening more often thanks to extreme weather from climate change and a fragmented electric grid.

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