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![a grainy image of the same space rocket shown from many different angles, presented in three rows of seven images, all against black space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4PGYb2GjUKJS6FXEbSHqE3-320-80.jpg)
2 asteroids just zipped by Earth, and NASA caught footage of the action
By Victoria Corless published
NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar has collected invaluable information about two asteroids that flew very close to Earth. Don't worry, neither posed a threat.
![a lumpy rough metallic rock](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cw695aLD6oqWEMADS8yr2V-320-80.jpg)
The early solar system was donut-shaped, meteorite study suggests
By Stefanie Waldek published
Researchers studying iron meteorites suggest that the early solar system took the shape of a donut, not a dartboard as previously thought.
![a rusty brown landscape seen from space shows a sandy swath split in two by a winding, segmented canyon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rz8bhJ4aXc5ojgeQPpMuv4-320-80.jpg)
Mars orbiter captures Red Planet scar that's longer than the Grand Canyon (image)
By Victoria Corless published
ESA's Mars Express orbiter has captured images of a huge crevice on Mars that looks awfully like a "scar" from above.
![Charred trees are seen along Pallet Creek Road during the Bobcat Fire in Valyermo, California, September 18, 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zJpjXjqVgcUWeiJR9t3v6N-320-80.jpg)
Extreme wildfires are on the rise globally, powered by the climate crisis
By Calum Cunningham, David Bowman, Grant Williamson published
Wildfires are the new "polar bear."
![a space station hangs in black space, its many modules centrally connected. Solar panels stem from a few.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5sAC4osd2DW4UYFSpeWLAL-320-80.jpg)
NASA's vision of a moon-orbiting space station comes to life in new 3D video
By Rahul Rao published
NASA plans to build a moon-orbiting space station in the future, and just released a comprehensive video of its vision.
![graphic showing four moon phases side by side, the first on the left is the new moon on July 5, then the first quarter moon on July 13, then the full moon July 21 and the third quarter moon on July 27.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qHBrHj5VQAqPqciq3ZGvsW-320-80.jpg)
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
By Tariq Malik last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.
![A lonely rider at Altay Mountains.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2DejnX9AQCmGboxzuoYDrd-320-80.jpg)
Boiling rocks from Earth's crust tore an ocean into Mongolia 410 million years ago
By Stephanie Pappas published
An ocean that opened up in what is now Mongolia 410 million years ago was created by a hot upwelling of rock known as a mantle plume.
![A dark grey high altitude view of the lunar surface, with tiny craters speckled throughout, and one large crater on the far right.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yMiJsyRHTs9kwTAV5ao6Tj-320-80.jpg)
Under the moon's surface, magnetized lava may create 'lunar swirls'
By Samantha Mathewson published
Mysterious swirling patterns seen on the moon's surface may be linked to underground magma activity, a new study suggests.
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