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Why is Quartz Used in Watches?

Quartz, made up of silica and oxygen, is one of the most common minerals on Earth. Billions of people use

DE-STAR

Scientists Propose System to Vaporize Asteroids That Threaten Earth

It has been an eventful year for space enthusiasts, with it seeming like a new asteroid is announced every week,

meteorite and a killer asteroid

Confused about the difference between a meteorite and a killer asteroid? We’ve got you covered

  As updates roll in from Russia and the meteorite-related injury toll rises, you may be scrambling to remember what

oogle doodles

Google doodles Earth’s close shave with Asteroid 2012 DA14

Google has made a doodle for Earth’s close shave with Asteroid 2012 DA14, which will pass by the planet tonight.

NASA: 2012 Was 9th Hottest Year on Record

With the exception of 1998, the nine warmest years in the 132-year record all have occurred since 2000. Shown here, global temperature anomalies (above or below the average) averaged from 2008 through 2012.

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  • January 2, 2013

Earth is closer to the sun today than in rest of 2013

Jan. 2 marks the time when the Earth is at perihelion, the point in its orbit at which it is

NASA released some of the most spectacular nighttime views of the Earth ever seen from space.

NASA released some of the most spectacular nighttime views of the Earth ever seen from space.

NASA released some of the most spectacular nighttime views of the Earth ever seen from space. According to NASA spokesperson