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What Is the Large Hadron Collider?
The Large Hadron Collider is CERN’s 27-kilometer particle accelerator that circulates beams of protons or heavy ions in opposite directions and collides them so experime…
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The latest images of galaxies spiraling together.
The Gemini North telescope, located atop Maunakea in Hawaii, USA, has discovered interacting spiral galaxies approximately 60 million light-years away in the constellati…
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A 'second moon' made of gold appears in the heart of the Earth?
These massive structures, resembling two submerged continents rising from the Earth's core, have baffled scientists for years and may be ancient gold and platinum.
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New speed limits for the most extreme collisions in the universe.
Researchers have identified a new speed limit for the most extreme collisions in the universe.
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Another planet hidden inside the Earth, causing the continents to shift
American scientists have found evidence that the remains of another planet inside the Earth drove plate tectonics.
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What happens if a rogue planet collides with Earth?
A collision with a rogue planet would destroy Earth completely. Its mere presence in the Solar System would also change the orbits of all the planets.
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How terrible is a car accident at 200km/h?
When it comes to high-speed collisions, people often imagine terrifying scenarios: loss of vehicle control, deafening collisions, rapid deformation of the vehicle body,…
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Discover the secrets that protect Earth from cosmic chaos
A new analysis of chaos in the solar system has revealed how planetary collisions were avoided for billions of years.
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Two Saturn moons crashed into each other and broke apart, creating a mystery?
One of the most puzzling structures in the Solar System may have been created by a collision of two icy moons orbiting Saturn.
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When will a meteorite hit Earth again?
In 1,000 years, no asteroid larger than a kilometer will hit Earth, but there may be smaller ones.
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Find out what created the most bizarre super objects in the universe
British scientists have uncovered a long-standing mystery in astronomy, involving the most bizarre things
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A celestial body you see was born from Earth in just a few hours.
A new supercomputer simulation based on known data about Earth, the Moon and the hypothetical planet Theia has revealed a shocking piece of Earth's history.
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Solving 'traffic jams' in space
The rapid increase in the number of satellites and space junk will make low Earth orbit unusable.