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The Cambrian Explosion in which life on Earth underwent massive diversification was likely triggered by eccentricities in Earth’s orbit around our Sun. Or so say the authors of a new paper just ...

The infamous Apophis asteroid is now less than three years from its historic 2029 Earth flyby, offering a rare science ...

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history.

A rare asteroid will soon be visible to the naked eye in a rare celestial event, according to astronomers. Asteroid 99942 ...