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Bramerton big cat sighting sparks RSPCA probe after mysterious Leopard-like animal seen roaming Norfolk field in UKBramerton big cat sighting: A mysterious large feline, resembling a leopard, has been spotted in Bramerton, Norfolk, sparking an RSPCA inve...
Discovered 29 years ago, asteroid bigger than Eiffel Tower to fly past Earth this weekend: Here's when and how to watch and should you be worried?A colossal asteroid, dwarfing the Eiffel Tower, is set for a safe flyby of Earth this weekend, June 27, 2026. Designated (152637) 1997 NC1,...
Flowering plants may have recruited dinosaurs long before birds or mammals, with hundreds of fossil fruits revealing an ancient seed-spreading strategyFossil discoveries in New Mexico reveal that flowering plants were producing large, animal-attracting fruits millions of years earlier than...
A 1-km-wide asteroid 1997 NC1 is zooming past Earth this Saturday: Is there a risk of impact and how to watch it liveAs asteroid 1997 NC1 speeds past Earth this Saturday, many people are wondering whether our planet is in danger. The close flyby of this ma...
A 650-foot mega tsunami struck Greenland, and scientists detected something even stranger afterwardIn September 2023, a massive Greenland mega-tsunami sent mysterious vibrations through Earth for nine days. Scientists have now uncovered h...
Four-winged dinosaur: Scientists just found a four-winged dinosaur in northwestern China, and it may be the predator that left behind piles of crushed bird bonesA remarkable discovery in China has unveiled Jianchangmaensis, a new four-limbed gliding dinosaur, potentially solving a 120-million-year-o...
Scientists explain how crocodiles survived the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs — the curious case of ‘living fossils’Crocodiles remarkably survived the dinosaur-ending asteroid impact due to their ability to endure long periods without food and their prese...
Mars will pass the Seven Sisters this week and it won't happen again until 2034 - here's how to see it and other night sky events you must not missNight sky events June 2026: Skygazers, prepare for a celestial spectacle as June concludes! The moon graces the sky alongside bright stars ...
Discovered just a year ago, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be one of the oldest objects ever observed by humanityInterstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, might be one of the oldest celestial bodies ever seen, potentially forming 10 to 12 billion years ago. This a...
AI will lead to labour shortages, Jeff Bezos says in optimistic talkBezos put forward a rosy vision of how technology will help humanity, speaking about projects including his space venture Blue Origin and h...
In 1980, a physicist studying a thin clay layer found an iridium spike, and it wasn’t just trace metal: It became one of the biggest clues behind the dinosaurs’ extinctionIn a remarkable geological find in Italy, a delicate clay layer was uncovered, marked by unusually high levels of iridium—a rare element on...
Scientists found a small asteroid visitor near Earth, and it may be a chunk of the MoonA small space rock, 2024 PT5, is fascinating scientists with its Earth-like orbit. Researchers now suggest it might be a piece of the Moon....
Scientists Thought This Ancient Ocean Floor Was Destroyed Forever: Until Hidden Rocks Revealed a Lost Piece of Earth’s Earliest CrustScientists have unearthed evidence of Earth's ancient oceanic crust, older than four billion years, hidden within modern continental rocks ...
Eta Aquarid meteor shower date, time: How, where to watch?Meteor showers happen when space rocks hit Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds and burn up, gaining fiery tails.
Will the 'God of Chaos' Asteroid Apophis impact Earth in 2029? Here's what report saysAsteroid 99942 Apophis, named after the Egyptian god of chaos, will make a close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029, passing within 20,000...
House-size asteroid 2025 KF to pass within spitting distance of Earth todayAsteroid 2025 KF, about the size of a house, will safely pass Earth today within one-third of the Earth-moon distance. Discovered just days...
Asteroid AB 2025 Set for a Thrilling Close Encounter, Passing Just 1.2 Million Miles from EarthAsteroid AB 2025 is set to make an astonishingly close approach to Earth, passing at a distance of just 1.2 million miles. This close encou...
NASA issues warning about 620-foot asteroid approaching Earth steadily, will it come too close?NASA has issued a serious and critical warning about an asteroid approaching steadily towards the Earth, and will be at a very close proxim...
Skyscraper-sized asteroids to safely pass by Earth: NASA assures no threatTwo asteroids, 2024 BR4 and 2024 CB1, will make close passes by Earth, offering a fascinating celestial event. While they will come relativ...
Researchers find building block of RNA, vitamin B3 in sample taken from near-Earth asteroid Ryugu; Details hereSamples obtained from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa2 mission have been found to contain organic molecules.