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Space photo of the week: Hubble spots a stellar 'H-bomb'...
A pulsating red star and its spectacular nebula have been captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Will Mount Everest always be the world's tallest mountain?
The Himalayas' massive heights result from a unique combination of geologic factors.
Lasers reveal secrets of lost Silk Road cities in the mountains...
On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce.
Earth's mantle is split into two halves thanks to supercontinent...
The mantle is split up into two domains — the African and the Pacific — that emerged when supercontinent Pangaea broke apart.
ISS leaks among 50 'areas of concern' for astronaut safety:...
Troubleshooting the leaking ISS is ongoing, with NASA and Russia now identifying 50 "areas of concern" and four cracks, according...
Most of Earth's meteorites may have come from the same...
Scientists say they've uncovered where the vast majority of Earth's meteorites came from.
Scientists have dated the moon's oldest, and largest, impact...
The largest and oldest-known impact site on the moon is the South Pole-Aitken basin. Thanks to new research, scientists have dated...
Babirusa: The prehistoric 'deer' pigs with huge antler...
Babirusas are believed to have diverged from their pig ancestors between 26 million and 12 million years ago after getting isolated...
