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China’s Three Gorges Dam impacts Earth’s rotation, scientists confirm
The Three Gorges Dam, a colossal structure spanning the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province, has long been a subject of ...
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Daylight saving time explained: Why Earth’s tilt makes us change clocks
Earth goes around the Sun in an almost circular orbit. But not everything is lined up perfectly. Here's why it affects how we tell time.
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Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year
It will orbit around Earth in a horseshoe shape before reverting back to heliocentric energy, meaning it will rotate around the sun again, like the other planets and NEOs in our galaxy.
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Earth at Night
‘She’s at a hard age': Grandma provides free childcare for grandkids but entitled daughter flips when she asks for a break, internet assures her she's an amazing grandmother 4 ...
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Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know about 'mini-moon'
The asteroid will orbit the Earth for about two months starting from Sept. 29. The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September. An asteroid will come close ...
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Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once
An artist's conception of the Earth as it may have appeared 466 million years agoOliver Hull/Monash University If astronomers had been walking the Earth 466 million years ago, they may have had ...
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Mailbag: Why Aren't the Ravens Rotating More on the Offensive Line?
Mink: I wouldn't rule out Ben Cleveland entering a rotation at right guard, but he's going to have to earn it based on how he's playing now, not nine months ago. Cleveland started two games at the ...
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Earth Welcomes a New 'Mini-Moon' Later This Month
Move over, Moon – Earth's about to pick up a new natural satellite. This "mini-moon" will be with us for the next two months, but it's not its first visit and it won't be the last. This temporary mini ...
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Stadium-Sized Asteroid Will Pass by Earth on Tuesday — and NASA Says It's Coming Back
The asteroid, named by the space agency as "2024 ON," is 621,000 miles from Earth Danielle Jennings is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Human Interest and Sports. She joins PEOPLE ...
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‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Will Zoom By Earth Tonight—But NASA Says It’s Safe: What To Know
A building-sized asteroid will coincidentally fly by Earth during September’s supermoon and partial lunar eclipse early Wednesday morning, offering a celestial show full of events, and NASA is ...
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Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
Here’s how it works. This month, Earth will grab itself a second moon in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5. Unlike the moon, Earth's primary companion which has accompanied our planet for ...
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Asteroid 2024 ON not hitting earth but its speed concerning, says Nasa
A giant 720-foot asteroid named 2024 ON is expected to make its closest approach to earth today. The asteroid will safely pass earth at a distance of 997,793 kilometres, which is 2.5 times the ...