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FACT CHECK: Is the earth’s distance from the sun five light minutes or 90 million km?

Several social media post claims that the distance between the sun and the earth is 90,000,000 km. These posts were part of a Facebook message containing several claims related to

FACT CHECK: Aphelion phenomenon not unique to 2022 nor responsible for cold weather

A Facebook message posted on several accounts claims that the aphelion phenomenon is unique to 2022, adding that its extremely cold weather effect will last till August. The post also

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Noah’s Ark story and the most likely way our world will end

On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, a massive asteroid named asteroid 1994 PC1 flew by the earth. It was one million miles away from us, and a similar distance as where

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Out-of-control Chinese rocket debris ‘has tiny chance of hitting Abuja’

Debris from a Chinese rocket is expected to plunge through the earth’s atmosphere this weekend. Scientists say it is unclear when and where exactly it will land — but they

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