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African Miss Earth Candidates Drop Out from Pageant
10/28/14 3:50 PM PST
With only a month to go before the Miss Earth pageant, several contestants from Africa have pulled out of the competition due to difficulties leaving their Ebola-afflicted countries
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Meet the Robot That Will Bring 'the Moon to Earth'
10/24/14 5:29 PM PST
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are developing a robot that will beam a live-video feed of the moon to earth, via an Oculus Rift headset
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China Shoots for the Moon – and Back
10/24/14 4:50 PM PST
For the first time, China is attempting to send a spacecraft to fly around the moon and back to Earth
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Massive, Feisty Sunspot Looking Right at Earth
10/24/14 2:30 PM PST
A massive sunspot region is staring right at Earth, frequently throwing out high energy solar flares
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Have Humans Created a New Geological Epoch?
10/24/14 11:06 AM PST
A group of researchers recently met face-to-face to discuss whether or not the Earth has entered into a new geological age
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U.S. Signs Space Pact with India
10/01/14 2:53 PM PST
The United States and India have signed an agreement to join forces while studying Mars and Earth
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Earth's Water Predates the Sun
09/27/14 12:17 PM PST
New research found that much of the water found in the solar system is older than the Sun
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Earth's Ozone Finally Starting to Heal
09/13/14 2:36 PM PST
In a rare piece of good news about the environment, a UN report says the Earth's protective ozone layer is beginning to recover
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Aurora Borealis Light up the Sky Friday
09/12/14 11:57 AM PST
A massive solar flare aimed directly at Earth will cause the Aurora to fill the night sky near the poles
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NASA Laser Probe to Map Earth's Forests
09/10/14 4:49 PM PST
NASA announced plans to point a laser-based device toward Earth in an effort to learn more about the the amount of carbon in forests
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Jupiter's Icy Moon Could Have Plate Tectonics
09/10/14 11:08 AM PST
New research suggests that Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, could be the only known body in our solar system other than Earth to have plate tectonics
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USGS Estimates $1T Worth of Minerals Are in Afghanistan
09/08/14 5:31 PM PST
Copper, iron ore, gold, silver, lithium could help rebuild the war-torn nation, if Kabul can equitably exploit it