A mountainous ‘planet killer’ asteroid will make a close approach to Earth this week – and you can watch it live

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A huge ‘planet killer’ asteroid will make a very close approach to Earth later this week, speeding safely past our planet at a speed of around 93,000 km/h. The ‘potentially hazardous’ mountain-sized object is one of the largest space rocks to pass close to Earth in more than a century – and you can watch … Read more

A mountainous mystery discovered in the pink sands of South Australia

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Garnet washed up as pink sand on a beach in the Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park. Credit: University of Adelaide × close to Garnet washed up as pink sand on a beach in the Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park. Credit: University of … Read more

A mountainous mystery discovered in the pink sands of South Australia

Garnet washed up as pink sand on a beach in the Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park. Credit: University of Adelaide Deposits of deep pink sand washing up on the coast of South Australia shed new light on when the Australian tectonic plate began to subduct beneath the Pacific plate, as well as on the presence of … Read more