The University of Chicago Chronicle

Moon may have formed through Earth’s collision with close neighbor, study finds

One bright day on Earth about 4.5 billion years ago, everything changed. A massive object slammed into the young planet. The impact was so large that bits were flung out into space, eventually ...
IFLScience

How Eratos­thenes Measured The Earth's Circumference With A Stick In 240 BCE, At An Astonishing 38,624 Kilometers

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
New Atlas

Common fern found gathering rare earth metals out of the ground

A bunch of materials called rare earth elements (REE) that are crucial for producing a vast range of tech products – from electric cars to smartphones to wind turbines – typically require destructive ...
Mashable

An asteroid near Earth could become a temporary moon, then a crash risk

Asteroid 2022 RD2 is a near-Earth object that could become a temporary moon, then later a potential crash risk for the planet later this century. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration Scientists ...
Fox Business

Inside look at MP Materials amid the rare earth race

The Trump administration's push to secure U.S. supply chains of rare earth minerals amid trade tensions with China features a public-private partnership with a domestic producer that now has the ...
Forbes

Earth Has Sudden ‘Ground Level Event’ — Here’s What That Means

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Thermal image of an eruption or flare on the surface of the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

A $1.4 Billion Rare-Earth Deal With a Trumpian Twist

Thomas Black is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist writing about the industrial and transportation sectors. He was previously a Bloomberg News reporter covering logistics, manufacturing and private ...
Newsweek

Fact Check: Did Neil Degrasse Tyson Say He Thinks the Earth Is Flat?

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has become the subject of online speculation after a viral clip appeared to show him claiming the Earth is flat. The footage from the scientist's podcast, StarTalk, ...
New York Post

Comet 3I/ATLAS now visible from Earth with a small telescope — here’s how to see it

ATLAS is back on the map. Contrary to claims that 3I/ATLAS is no longer from Earth, space experts claim that the Manhattan-sized comet can now be captured by anyone with basic viewing equipment.
The Verge

Google Earth’s expanded AI features make it easier to ask it questions

Gemini will now connect different Google Earth AI models for ‘trusted tester’ users. Gemini will now connect different Google Earth AI models for ‘trusted tester’ users. is a NYC-based AI reporter and ...
Crude Oil Prices

U.S. Rare Earth Company Signs Strategic Deal With Japanese Government

Amid a global race to secure critical minerals outside China’s control, U.S. rare earth developer REAlloys Inc. has forged a strategic alliance with Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security ...