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Trump administration to take 10% stake in USA Rare Earth in $1.6b. deal, sources say

The Trump administration is set to take a 10% stake in USA Rare Earth as part of a $1.6 billion investment package aimed at boosting domestic rare earth mining and magnet production.

A wheel loader operator fills a truck with ore at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California, January 30, 2020; illustrative.
 Life beyond Earth may exist in far stranger places than scientists once thought, a new study suggests. January, 22.

Habitable worlds may be far more common than thought, Israeli study says

An AI generated illustrative image of a nuclear power plant on the surface of the Moon, with the Earth seen in the background.

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

Vibrant marine life in the current day Red Sea.

The vanished Red Sea and the catastrophic flood that brought it back


Giant asteroid 2025 FA22, 1000x the Chelyabinsk meteorite's mass, rushes past earth today

ESA says there is no impact risk after refined tracking; the virtual telescope project is streaming the flyby from tuscany.

Illustration: asteroid near earth.

Could a cosmic catastrophe have altered earth's ancient climate?

Researchers found shocked quartz indicating a comet explosion linked to megafaunal extinctions and the clovis culture's collapse.

Illustration: Neowise comet C2020 F3 as it flies overhead over Ottawa, Canada.

No danger, says NASA: Airplane-sized asteroid buzzed Earth at 28,000 mph

2025 QD8, measuring 17-38 meters in diameter, passed within 218,000 kilometers of Earth at 57% of the Moon's distance with no collision threat, streamed live by Virtual Telescope Project.

The orbit of 2025 QV5 around the Sun brings it close to Earth and Venus. For most of the next century, the asteroid will pass closer to Venus more often

How the world won’t be destroyed: NASA found a solution to a worrying problem

NASA proved for the first time that a small spacecraft can deflect an asteroid. The DART mission collided with Dimorphos, showing humanity can protect itself from cosmic disasters.

The spacecraft is on its way to crash into the asteroid’s moon

Asteroid the size of 59 Avi Loebs to pass Earth on Wednesday, Aug. 27 - NASA

Avi Loeb, a Harvard astrophysicist, kindly provided his measurements for use in this article during an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

Powered by Google's AI, NASA's new Crew Medical Officer could be deep space's ER on demand

Physicians rated diagnostic accuracy at 88% for ankle injuries, 74% for flank pain, and 80% for ear pain in early tests, according to NASA presentations.

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Israel's Dror-1 satellite reaches orbit 36,000 km. above Earth, begins mission

The satellite’s first orbiting of Earth will take only 30 hours. After that, it will slow down and orbit Earth five times over a period of two weeks.

 Israel Aerospace Industries launches communications satellite "Dror 1" into space, July 13, 2025.

A rogue star could cast Earth into darkness – and that would be the end of humanity

A new study outlines a rare but chilling scenario: A wandering star from the depths of the galaxy could disrupt the orbits of the planets, fling Earth out of the solar system – and end humanity.

 Are we in a great danger?

Scientists warn that the Earth’s rotation is accelerating, making Wed. shortest in living memory

However, days were significantly shorter between 1 and 2 billion years ago, only 19 hours long.

A mechanical clock

Earth's oldest stones: New dating puts Greenstone Belt age at 4.16 billion years

Researchers used two isotope decay methods to confirm the age of ancient magma in the Nuvvuagittuq rocks.

 Earth's oldest stones: New dating puts Greenstone Belt age at 4.16 billion years.