Take a click through TIME For Kids' special mini-site about Earth Day and our environment.
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November 09, 2011
An asteroid makes its closest ever approach to Earth
![]() MIKE SEGAR—REUTERS A Kenyan runner breaks a course record during the 2011 ING New York City Marathon... |
![]() NICKELODEON. ©2011 VIACOM, INTERNATIONAL, INC. The actor voices Mr. Ping on Nickelodeon’s new Kung Fu Panda series |
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JOHN EASTCOTT & EVA MOMATIUK—GETTY IMAGES
Welcome to New Zealand! This lively country is made up of two main islands that lie...