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My pilgrimage to the vanishing Sphinx snow patch

The Sphinx, a patch of snow thought to be the longest-lasting in the UK, has melted for the fourth consecutive year.

Tue Oct 8, 2024 01:40
Spacecraft to launch towards knocked off course asteroid

The mission aims to re-visit the asteroid Nasa diverted when it crashed a probe into it.

Mon Oct 7, 2024 17:26
Nobel Prize goes to microRNA researchers

US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun helped explain how genes work inside the human body.

Mon Oct 7, 2024 16:57
Northern lights possible as solar storms gather

The largest solar flare since 2017 has been spotted erupting from the Sun’s surface.

Fri Oct 4, 2024 15:19
Rare brightening comet seen passing Earth from Hawaii

Scientists estimate the last time Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS visited our solar system was 80,000 years ago.

Fri Oct 4, 2024 01:33
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was not alone

A second asteroid hit Earth around the same time causing a "catastrophic" event.

Thu Oct 3, 2024 12:27

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