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The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour.

The raid of a home belonging to a Hamilton, NJ, police officer has uncovered a shocking child porn scandal. Officer Brian DiBiasi and his wife, Elizabeth, have both been charged. Eric Scott has the ...

This artist's illustration shows a typical asteroid. While the space rocks largely originate from the main asteroid belt ...

India’s Republic Day was marked by a special Google doodle featuring a wildlife parade with animals dressed in traditional attire from various regions. Designed by artist Rohan Dahotre, this artwork ...

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The year is 1981, the Cold War is very much a going concern and, when a Soviet nuclear Whiskey class submarine strays into Swedish waters, the world's biggest powers fear the worst. While nuclear ...

Forget massive steel tanks—some scientists want to make chemicals with the help of rocks deep beneath Earth’s surface. New research shows that ammonia, a chemical crucial for fertilizer ...

(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook the province of Occidental Mindoro early Monday night, state seismologists said. The tremor took place at 6:42 p.m. 23 kilometers (kms) ...