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Earth's '2nd moon' escapes our planet's orbit today — will...
The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our...
What really happened at the 1st Thanksgiving?
The Pilgrims and Wampanoag shared a harvest feast, but it didn't happen the way you were likely taught in school.
'It is a treasure': Wreck off Kenyan coast may be from...
Researchers think the wreck was part of a flotilla that accompanied the Portuguese explorer's final voyage.
Black Friday or Christmas Sales: Which is better?
Black Friday and the Christmas sales are both great times to save money on the best science gifts, but is one better than the other?
Do any infectious diseases have a 100% fatality rate?
Researchers have made great strides to prevent deaths from fatal diseases, but the cures for some of them still elude us.
Mask of Xiuhtecuhtli: A 600-year-old mask of the Aztec...
This stunning blue mask may represent the Aztec cycle of death and renewal.
When GPS fails, cellphone signals could come to the rescue...
A safety net of balloon-mounted sensors listening for satellites and cell towers could save lives if an airplane's GPS signals were...
Space photo of the week: Hubble uncovers the true identity...
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its classification.
