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New paper argues this probably happened when an army of fairly small space rocks bombarded our planet

This invisible shields hovers some 7,200 miles (about 11,600 kilometers) above our planet, researchers say

The Moon and Earth get photographed together

It's all about using the right equipment to simulate conditions found in the Earth's lower mantle, brainiacs explain

Researchers warn such a major magnetic reversal has high chances to take down our electrical grid, up cancer rates

This positively stunning video comprises images taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station

This positively stunning photo of a freakishly massive hole in the ground might just give you a brain bleed

For those who missed them, here are the most important scientific achievements and announcements of the week

Carnegie Institution researchers claim much of the water in our Solar System likely comes from interstellar space

The asteroid, dubbed 2014 RC, was discovered just days ago, on the night of August 31

The newly discovered supercluster of galaxies is now referred to as “Laniakea”

Check it out and get ready to impress everyone with your knowledge about our home planet

Evidence at hand indicates this layer is heated by Earth's gravitational pull

Scientists suspect this is because our planet's magnetic poles are getting ready to flip

The galaxy at the heart of which the black holes lurk lies 4.2 billion light-years away

Researchers reached this conclusion after analyzing xenon gas trapped in quartz

Sunday, June 8, the space rock came surprisingly close to Earth