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Earth has 7 strange quasi-moons — and you could name one of them

By Monisha Ravisetti published

The International Astronomical Union has partnered with the Radiolab podcast to present a quasi-moon-naming contest.

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Charred trees are seen along Pallet Creek Road during the Bobcat Fire in Valyermo, California, September 18, 2020.

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."

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A lonely rider at Altay Mountains.

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.

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A green aurora rings part of the globe

Earth's upper atmosphere could hold a missing piece of the universe, new study hints

By Paul Sutter published

Mysterious dark matter could slosh over our planet like a wave. If it does, it may produce telltale radio waves in Earth's atmosphere, new theoretical research suggests.

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A decent sized boat floats in ocean water next to the vertical incline of an ice cliff.

Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice

By Kristel Tjandra published

"There was this gigantic river system": Researchers find ancient lost world deep beneath Antarctic ice.

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A swirling storm of white clouds twists over the ocean toward land.

Satellites watch 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Beryl batter Carriacou island (video)

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday (July 1) morning, setting the record of strongest hurricane to happen this early in the year.

Climate Change
A white plane is seen on a runway. It has a NASA sign on its tail.

NASA is flying planes low over the US to make maps of air pollution sources

By Rahul Rao published

NASA is flying aircraft low over the US in order to learn where, exactly, greenhouse gases are coming from. The results should help the agency fight causes of human-driven climate change.

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The World Clock in Berlin shows global times and has a large structure of the solar system on top, it is surrounded by people and buildings.

What is UTC?

By Adam Mann last updated

Reference Here's how time is coordinated around the world.

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an illustrated globe of the Earth is cut open at its center, revealing different layers the higher up until a solid orange ball represents the core.

The rotation of Earth's inner core is slowing down

By Samantha Mathewson published

The rotation of Earth's inner core began to slow down more than a decade ago, altering the length of our days by fractions of a second.

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The iconic Earthrise image from the astronauts of NASA's Apollo 8 mission taken on Dec. 24, 1968.

Space photo of the week: 'Earthrise,' the Christmas Eve image that changed the world

By Jamie Carter published

Snapped from lunar orbit in 1968 by NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who died this week at age 90, 'Earthrise' is perhaps the most iconic image of our planet ever taken.

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