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This illustration shows an asteroid, though not the one that hit Earth on August 16th. NASA / JPL-CalTech We got it pretty good at detecting careful asteroids and follow their paths. But sometimes the little ones pull through, like Asteroid 2020 QG did on Sunday. The European Space Agency (ESA) …

An Iowa pro-Trump governor’s aggressive drive to reopen schools amid a devastating coronavirus outbreak has plunged into chaos, with some districts and teachers in revolt, and experts cited the scientific benchmarks used by the state random and insecure. The clash in the Midwest has illustrated in condensed form the tension …

The Independent uses reporters all over the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider making a contribution. Former United States Department of Homeland Security chief Miles Taylor has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar, baseless allegations concerning Donald Trump’s intelligence have …

“Southside with You” director Richard Tanne returns with a YA romance that mildly confronts the genre’s confidence in manic pixie dream girls. Soft guys, compiled! The ultra-sensitive high school melodrama you’ve been waiting for since February’s All the Bright Places’ has finally arrived, and it’s net holds back. This movie …

The Japanese HTV-9 new delivery ship is on its own manpower after it was released from the Canadarm2 robot arm that completed a three-month cargo mission at the station. Credit: NASA Eleven years after the launch of the first H-II Transfer Truck (HTV) to the International Space Station, the Japanese …