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How Turkmenistan's "Door To Hell" Has Been Burning For Over 50 Years
A 1971 drilling accident in Turkmenistan's desert set off a fire that is still burning today.
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NASA Releases Images Of Moon Crater Carved By Crashed SpaceX Rocket
Scientists from the US space agency determined the crater was 60-feet-wide (18 meters), and less than 10 feet deep, based on the length of its shadow.
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NASA Rover Fires Laser At Mars Rock, Uncovers Surprising Gemstone Clues
NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered unexpectedly high concentrations of gemstone-associated minerals inside a Martian rock at Jezero Crater.
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"It's Hard To Watch It Burn": Astronaut Anil Menon Shares Photos Of Oregon Wildfire From Space
He said he spent many good years in that part of Oregon and that it was difficult to see it burning from space.
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How Google Maps Helped Discover An Ancient Meteorite Crater In Canada
The crater is 25 kilometers wide, larger than most cities, and one of the major discoveries globally in recent years.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds Giant Layered Mars Rock Structure Shaped By Asteroids
The rover found a 245-foot-thick layer of old rock on the rim of Jezero Crater, showing that the formation was created by repeated asteroid impacts.
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Study Reveals What Hit Earth Before Dinosaurs Even Existed
Researchers from Curtin University have dated the world's oldest known impact crater in Western Australia to 3 billion years ago.
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8-Year-Old Boy Finds 1,700-Year-Old Roman Artifact During Family Trip In Israel
The fragment measures around six by six centimetres and shows part of a human figure with carefully sculpted folds of fabric.
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NASA's Psyche Mission Captures Stunning View Of Huygens Crater On Mars
When Psyche arrives at the metal-rich asteroid in August 2029, it will slip into orbit and start mapping the surface. Scientists think asteroid Psyche could be the exposed metallic core of an ancient planetesimal
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Turkmenistan's Darvaza 'Gates of Hell' Crater May Finally Be Dimming, Says Report
Satellite images from May 2020 showed a roaring pit; recent accounts describe a much weaker flame.
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This Volcano In Indonesia Has 3 Lakes. Their Colours Keep Changing
Mount Kelimutu on Flores island features three crater lakes with changing colors linked to volcanic activity and local spiritual beliefs.
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Video: Artemis II Crew's Emotional Moment Naming Crater On Far Side Of Moon
On April 6, the astronauts on the Artemis II mission reached the farthest point from Earth ever travelled by humans.
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NASA Confirms Hidden Signs Of Water In Mars' Jezero Crater
Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered subsurface traces of an ancient river delta on Mars.
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NASA Rover Uncovers 4-Billion-Year-Old Buried River Delta On Mars
Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected underground remains of an ancient river delta on Mars in some of the oldest evidence yet obtained showing how water once flowed on the surface of Earth's planetary neighbor.
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Scientists Find Moon's Two Sides Tell The Same Geological Story
A major breakthrough occurred in June 2024 when China's Chang'e-6 mission delivered 1,935 grams of lunar samples from the Apollo Basin to Earth.
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How Turkmenistan's "Door To Hell" Has Been Burning For Over 50 Years
A 1971 drilling accident in Turkmenistan's desert set off a fire that is still burning today.
-
NASA Releases Images Of Moon Crater Carved By Crashed SpaceX Rocket
Scientists from the US space agency determined the crater was 60-feet-wide (18 meters), and less than 10 feet deep, based on the length of its shadow.
-
NASA Rover Fires Laser At Mars Rock, Uncovers Surprising Gemstone Clues
NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered unexpectedly high concentrations of gemstone-associated minerals inside a Martian rock at Jezero Crater.
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"It's Hard To Watch It Burn": Astronaut Anil Menon Shares Photos Of Oregon Wildfire From Space
He said he spent many good years in that part of Oregon and that it was difficult to see it burning from space.
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How Google Maps Helped Discover An Ancient Meteorite Crater In Canada
The crater is 25 kilometers wide, larger than most cities, and one of the major discoveries globally in recent years.
-
NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds Giant Layered Mars Rock Structure Shaped By Asteroids
The rover found a 245-foot-thick layer of old rock on the rim of Jezero Crater, showing that the formation was created by repeated asteroid impacts.
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Study Reveals What Hit Earth Before Dinosaurs Even Existed
Researchers from Curtin University have dated the world's oldest known impact crater in Western Australia to 3 billion years ago.
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8-Year-Old Boy Finds 1,700-Year-Old Roman Artifact During Family Trip In Israel
The fragment measures around six by six centimetres and shows part of a human figure with carefully sculpted folds of fabric.
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NASA's Psyche Mission Captures Stunning View Of Huygens Crater On Mars
When Psyche arrives at the metal-rich asteroid in August 2029, it will slip into orbit and start mapping the surface. Scientists think asteroid Psyche could be the exposed metallic core of an ancient planetesimal
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Turkmenistan's Darvaza 'Gates of Hell' Crater May Finally Be Dimming, Says Report
Satellite images from May 2020 showed a roaring pit; recent accounts describe a much weaker flame.
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This Volcano In Indonesia Has 3 Lakes. Their Colours Keep Changing
Mount Kelimutu on Flores island features three crater lakes with changing colors linked to volcanic activity and local spiritual beliefs.
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Video: Artemis II Crew's Emotional Moment Naming Crater On Far Side Of Moon
On April 6, the astronauts on the Artemis II mission reached the farthest point from Earth ever travelled by humans.
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NASA Confirms Hidden Signs Of Water In Mars' Jezero Crater
Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered subsurface traces of an ancient river delta on Mars.
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NASA Rover Uncovers 4-Billion-Year-Old Buried River Delta On Mars
Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected underground remains of an ancient river delta on Mars in some of the oldest evidence yet obtained showing how water once flowed on the surface of Earth's planetary neighbor.
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Scientists Find Moon's Two Sides Tell The Same Geological Story
A major breakthrough occurred in June 2024 when China's Chang'e-6 mission delivered 1,935 grams of lunar samples from the Apollo Basin to Earth.
