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The world breathed a sigh of relief as a 2.6-ton battery burst into flames in the atmosphere.
As expected, the Expose Pallet 9 (EP9) battery pack from the ISS entered Earth's atmosphere over the weekend.
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A planet very close to Earth is turning into a monster, tearing apart the moon
A new study has found chilling evidence that the moon Phobos - one of the Solar System's unluckiest satellites - is about to become a thing of the past.
Animal world
NASA spacecraft discovers 'wrinkled bubble' enveloping us
Strange data from a NASA spacecraft reveals the ghostly, wrinkled, rippled structure of a cosmic bubble encircling the solar system.
New technology
Supercomputer predicts mass extinction in 2100
Scientists ran a supercomputer simulation that depicted a mass extinction on Earth in the year 2100.
Discover science
The meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs created a 1.5km high wave, 30,000 times stronger than the strongest tsunami in history.
66 million years ago, a giant meteorite crashed into Earth, transforming life on the planet, wiping out the dinosaurs and ushering in a new era in biology.
Space science
Meteorite that wiped out dinosaurs created a 4.5km high tsunami
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago created a kilometer-high tsunami in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study published on October 4 in the…
Space science
The truth about the terrible object that can 'blow away' the Earth
A ghostly object from the beginning of the universe has been hurtling through our vicinity at least once every decade.
Space science
The 'deadly' truth about the object that has baffled science for 18 years
PM 1-322 - a cosmic object that looks like a purple-blue ghostly eye staring straight at Earth - was discovered in 2005 but scientists have only now learned what it is.
AI - Artificial intelligence
China tests 'rule-breaking' AI technology in space
A research team at Wuhan University (China) gave AI technology full control of a satellite and left it free to operate for 24 hours.
Discover science
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.
Space science
Mysterious ghostly phenomenon in Earth's orbit
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen on December 5 filmed a mysterious and creepy phenomenon called
Space science
Science reassesses possibility of asteroid Apophis hitting Earth
According to the latest observations and calculations, there is still a certain risk that asteroid Apophis will change its orbit and hit Earth in 2029.
Environment
Earth has just fallen into a 'danger zone' unprecedented in 2 million years
A shocking report has just been released by a special advisory panel of the United Nations, which warns of a series of disasters threatening the Earth, including
Discover science
Are we really capable of having eternal life?
Will humans be able to live forever someday in the future? Eternal life is something that every human being wishes to have.
Discover science
What happens when oxygen drops to zero on Earth?
After the oxygen disappears, a completely different Earth will be born. It is a world filled with methane, low CO2 levels and no ozone layer.