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What Would Happen If Earth Got Hit by Another Planet

What if a planet slammed into Earth? Could we survive it - or would we even notice it coming? In this lightning-fast Q&A, science takes on the bizarre, from planetary destruction to why there are no ...
Gizmodo

This Monster Centrifuge Just Hit 300 Times Earth’s Gravity

To study extreme phenomena, scientists need some extreme equipment. In its second engineering breakthrough within the week, China has unveiled the world’s largest centrifuge—a device using centrifugal ...
TechSpot

NASA studies plan to destroy asteroid with nuclear bombs before it can hit the Moon

Let's bomb space: First discovered in December 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 is drawing growing attention from the international space community. Scientists are now exploring options to address this ...
New Scientist

Did a star blow up and hit Earth 10 million years ago?

An exploding star may have sent cosmic shrapnel flying to hit Earth 10 million years ago, and astronomers have now narrowed down the most likely culprits behind this interstellar incident. Earlier ...
AOL

Will There Be a “Dan Da Dan” Season 3? Here's What We Know About the Next Chapter of the Hit Anime Series

The episode ended on a cliffhanger involving a mysterious new character, leaving fans wondering what's to come for the show Season 2 of Dan Da Dan has come to a close — and fans are already hoping for ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Asteroid-Deflecting Missions May Need to Hit Asteroids in the Perfect Spots to Prevent Future Collisions

If researchers one day spot an asteroid on a collision course with Earth, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has already demonstrated that we can change its path by smashing a spaceship ...
Gizmodo

On ‘Alien: Earth,’ Spit’s About to Hit the Fan

Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, and Alex Lawther star in the FX series created by Noah Hawley, which continued this week. reading time 6 minutes After an exciting, revealing week away from the main ...
Futurism

As AI Reigns, Students’ Math and Reading Scores Just Hit an All-Time Low

The US Education Department, which the Trump administration is actively attempting to dismantle, has released the latest math and reading test scores for American high-school seniors — and they’re an ...
Wall Street Journal

Twelfth-Grade Math and Reading Scores in U.S. Hit New Low

American high-school seniors’ scores on major math and reading tests fell to their lowest levels on record, according to results released Tuesday by the U.S. Education Department. Twelfth-graders’ ...
Newsweek

High School Students’ Reading, Math Scores Hit New Low

The reading and math scores of 12th graders has dropped to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results from an exam known as the nation's report card. The National Assessment of ...
NBC Chicago

Nationwide test scores show U.S. high school students falling behind in math and reading

A decade-long slide in high schoolers' reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders' scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to ...