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Mountain-size 'planet killer' asteroid will make a close approach to Earth today — and you can watch it live

Shortly after 4 p.m. ET, the mountain-size asteroid 2011 UL21 will come within 5 million miles of Earth, making it one of the largest space rocks to come that close to our planet for 125 years. Here's how to watch the close encounter live, or see it with a telescope.

LiveScience

Meet Gordonia – The squat pig with tusks and a reptile brain that lived in Scotland’s desert

Gordonia was about three feet long and weighed approximately 45 pounds

The Independent UK

Protecting just 1.2% of Earth’s land could save most-threatened species, says study

Study identifies 16,825 sites around the world where prioritising conservation would prevent extinction of thousands of unique species

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China’s lunar probe Chang’e-6 returns from far side of the moon

China remains the only country to land a probe on the side of the moon that is always facing away from Earth.

Al Jazeera

China Lunar Probe Returns To Earth With Samples

It comes bearing soil and rocks from the side of the Moon facing away from Earth, a poorly understood region that scientists say holds great research promise because its rugged features are less smoothed over by ancient lava flows than the near side.

Latin Times

Imminent Failure: Minnesota Dam At Risk Amid Major Flooding

Rapidan Dam in Minnesota faces imminent failure due to heavy rains, prompting monitoring and warnings. Severe flooding in the Midwest region triggers disas...

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China's Chang'e 6 probe will soon bring samples of the moon's far side to Earth — and scientists are getting excited

China's Chang'e 6 probe is scheduled to return to Earth on June 25, and scientists are starting to get excited about what its far side moon samples can tell us.

Space

Massive radio telescope array investigates the birth of planets around twin stars

Using the ALMA radio telescope array, astronomers have investigated the disks of gas and dust around young binary stars to better understand how these systems procure planets.

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The Conversation

Extreme wildfires are on the rise globally, powered by the climate crisis

Wildfires are the new “polar bear”, routinely used by the media to epitomise the climate crisis and the threat of major natural hazards. This is despite most fire on Earth being harmless, even ecologically beneficial.

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Forget waiting for Inside Out 2 on Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus’ WondLa is the animated adventure you need to watch first

If you can’t wait for Inside Out 2 to arrive on Disney Plus, then the animated adventure trilogy WondLa is arriving on Apple TV Plus this week.

The Independent UK

Minnesota’s Rapidan dam partially fails amid severe flooding

Rapidan Dam is near the city of Mankato, about 90 minutes from Minneapolis, and home to 45,000 people

Space

Florida family files claim with NASA after ISS space junk crashes into home

A Florida family has filed a claim with NASA after discarded components from the International Space Station crashed through their house.

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Air sealed in Perseverance's Mars sample return tubes is as precious as the rocks themselves

Scientists won't only study the rocks NASA's Perseverance rover has cached throughout its trek across Mars. They want the fresh Mars air, too.

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Edward Snowden labels OpenAI's new board appointment a "willful, calculated betrayal of the rights of every person on Earth"

OpenAI appointed Paul Nakasone, a retired US Army General and former National Security Administration (NSA), to its board.

Space

Neutron star collisions could briefly trap a bunch of cosmic ghosts

Neutron stars smashing together may create and trap ghost particles called neutrinos, and this discovery could help us better understand how elements like gold are forged.

The Conversation

Why do some planets have moons? A physics expert explains why Earth has only one moon while other planets have hundreds

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Space

Could we launch resources from the moon with electromagnetic railguns?

Electromagnetic launches of material from the lunar surface can be more efficient than conventional rocket launches that rely on chemical fuels sent from Earth. But are they feasible?

Inverse

What Happens When An Astronaut Gets Really Sick In Space?

In the coming decade, more people will go to space than ever before as human spaceflight enters a new era.

Salon

The hypocrisy of AI doomerism

Wannabe Cassandras warning of AI's potential for human extinction are some of the biggest champions of the industry

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