Huge asteroid bigger than Big Ben to pass Earth today with even larger one due next week
A space rock known by NASA as the 2013 asteroid YD48, with a huge width of 104 meters, will pass Earth today as it moves … Read more
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Russian 'space wars' rocket launch fails and may send 20 tonnes hurtling to Earth
Russia’s largest “space war” missile in decades, the Angara A-5, malfunctioned, only made it into “low orbit” and sent 20 tons of payload back to … Read more
Japanese space tourists safely return to Earth after trip to International Space Station
A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut have safely returned to Earth after 12 days on the International Space Station. Fashion tycoon Yusaku … Read more
Harrowing image shows six dead giraffes on dry cracked earth amid killer drought
A severe drought threatens to wipe out 4,000 giraffes in Kenya, while the president has declared a national catastrophe that leaves more than two million … Read more
Earth Sculpture sinks into Salford Quays on second day of light trail
A huge Floating Earth Sculpture has sunk in Salford Quays due to the high winds and torrential rain that hit the area over the weekend. … Read more
Huge 18,000mph Apollo-class asteroid set to zoom past Earth in 'close approach'
The space agency NASA is closely monitoring the 384-foot-wide asteroid as it – hopefully – shoots safely past us this weekend An illustration of a … Read more
'Hazardous' asteroid size of the Eiffel Tower heading towards Earth, NASA warns
The asteroid will fly past Earth at a distance of 3.9 million kilometers, which is more than ten times the distance between us and the … Read more
SpaceX capsule toilet issues mean astronauts will return to Earth in diapers
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The astronauts who will be disembarking the International Space Station in the coming days will be stuck on their way home … Read more
Uranus will be visible to the naked eye tonight as it hits 'opposition' with Earth
The gas-laden planet was in orbit at its closest point to Earth last night and tonight – about 2.8 billion kilometers away If you look … Read more
NASA alert warns huge solar flare will make 'direct hit' with Earth this weekend
A massive solar storm is heading for Earth as NASA warns that the torch will “hit directly”. Here’s what you need to know about the … Read more
