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UN urged to replace world map accused of shrinking Africa

Togo is leading a campaign, backed by the African Union, urging the United Nations to adopt the Equal Earth projection over the centuries-old Mercator map, which depicts the African continent as barely larger than Greenland

Sturgeon Moon and partial lunar eclipse set to light up Greek skies on Friday

Greek skies will see a rare phenomenon before dawn on Friday, as August's Sturgeon Moon coincides with a partial lunar eclipse, with almost the entire lunar disc passing through Earth's shadow between 4:30am and 7:19am

According to NASA, a piece of a SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the Moon—what is the risk to Earth?

NASA has confirmed the impact, with the rocket stage traveling at about 2.43 km/s. The flash may be detectable from Earth with powerful telescopes, but not with the naked eye

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs: What the first hours of Earth’s ultimate catastrophe looked like

Scientists describe a prolonged “global winter period” that lasted more than a decade

Steven Spielberg fuels alien theories about life on Earth: “Wouldn’t it be wonderful for the world to know that all of this IS true?”

The appearance of the famous director in the trailer for his latest film "Disclosure Day" reignited the debate about extraterrestrials

NASA launches new mission to discover the origin of the mysterious energy ring around Earth

One of the mission’s key goals is to better understand how the ring current changes during solar storms

Videos & photos from the historic return of the Artemis II mission from the Moon: The path opens for permanent human presence in space

The first crewed mission around the Moon since Apollo has been successfully completed – The astronauts took 7,000 photos – The Orion spacecraft re-entered Earth’s atmosphere at speeds exceeding 38,000 km/h, reaching temperatures of around 2,700°C

“I’m amazed”: Artemis II astronauts saw meteors striking the Moon

According to NASA data, the mission recorded a total of six meteorite impacts on the lunar surface during the flight

Mission to the Moon: What salary do the Artemis II astronauts earn (videos)

The real salary of astronauts “breaks” the myth surrounding the figures that have been circulating for years

Breathtaking image: The first photo of the Moon’s far side with Earth in the background

The Artemis II mission is returning to Earth after four astronauts traveled around the far side of the Moon, reaching farther into space than any humans before

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