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Apple drops $500M million on rare Earth magnets

America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreements

MP Materials, which runs the only American rare earths mine, announced a new $500 million agreement with tech giant Apple on Tuesday to produce more of the powerful magnets used in iPhones as well as other high-tech products like electric vehicles.

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Apple commits $500M to US-based rare-earth recycling firm MP Materials

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Apple Commits $500 Million for Rare-Earth Magnets From U.S. Supplier

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Apple to Buy Rare Earths From Pentagon-Backed US Producer MP

Apple Inc. has struck a $500 million deal to buy rare-earth minerals from MP Materials Corp., the US producer that just last week secured backing from the Pentagon.

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MP Materials Stock Jumps 19% on Apple’s $500 Million Commitment to Buy Rare-Earth Magnets

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Apple Announces $500 Million Commitment to Buying American Magnets

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Apple just spent $500 million to source a material that’s critical for iPhones from the US

The materials will be delivered throughout the United States and around the world.

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Apple strikes $500M deal to source rare earth materials from Fort Worth facility

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Apple to pour $500M into US rare earth supply for iPhones

Axiom-4 Crew Returns to Earth

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Privately funded crew returns to Earth in SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule after commercial space station visit

This was the fourth so-called "private astronaut mission" to the International Space Station sponsored by Houston-based Axiom Space, which works with NASA to provide privately-funded research trips t...

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SpaceX Dragon Returns Axiom-4 Crew to Earth From Space Station

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Axiom-4 astronauts return to earth

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Study raises major questions about Earth's 'oldest' impact crater

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest — but an independent analysis shows they might be off by at least 800 million years.

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To find another Earth, we should understand atmospheric escape

The search for habitable exoplanets is a key priority and sits at the pinnacle of exoplanet science. The science community stated that clearly in the 2020 Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 (Astro2020).

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Jeff Bezos picks retired Amazon exec as the new CEO of his $10B Bezos Earth Fund

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos taps one of his former executives as the new president and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund.

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America’s Biggest Rare-Earth Producer Makes a Play to End China’s Dominance

MP Materials’ goal to become a national rare-earths “champion” that can go toe-to-toe with China was turbocharged by Pentagon investment and an Apple deal. But its journey there highlights the hurdles American producers face.

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We’ve Dammed So Much Water, Earth’s Poles Have Shifted

When large masses of water are moved from one place to another, this changes the shape of Earth and leads to a phenomenon called true polar wander

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US rare earth pricing system is poised to challenge China's dominance

U.S. efforts to break China's dominance of the rare earths market and to drive investment in its own industry have moved up a gear with a Washington-backed plan to create a separate, higher pricing system.

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The southern hemisphere is full of birds found nowhere else on Earth. Their importance has been overlooked

The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at the South Pole. In fact, the Antarctic is the only place on Earth where this bird lives.

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Ancient rocks show earliest evidence of tectonic activity on Earth

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust moved in relation to each other as early as 3.5 billion years ago