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Perseid meteor shower to peak next week – how to see it

The Perseid meteor shower should be visible across the UK from around sunset on the night of August 12 until the early hours of August 13

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Earth's Continents Redefined: Europe And North America As One.

Recent research challenges traditional continent boundaries, suggesting North America and Europe may be a single landmass due to tectonic plate movements.

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A win for the Harris-Walz ticket would also mean the country's first Native American female governor

If Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz officially steps down later this year to accept the position of U.S. vice president, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan would become the first Native woman to govern a state

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Yarlung Tsangpo: The deepest canyon on land hides a tree taller than the Statue of Liberty

The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is Earth's largest terrestrial canyon, stretching 314 miles long and almost 20,000 feet from top to bottom at its deepest point in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

LiveScience

How to tell the difference between meteor and satellite streaks in photos

Discover the key differences between meteor streaks and satellite streaks in photos. Learn how to identify each with these expert tips and tricks.

Space

How To See The T Coronae Borealis Nova Explosion In The Sky

It might take some effort to find, but seeing a nova is a rare opportunity. and the T Coronae Borealis is a rare treat to see now.

Inverse

Will SpaceX carry Boeing Starliner crew home? Here’s how Dragon could do it

NASA isn't sure yet if it will bring its Starliner astronauts home from the ISS in the Boeing capsule or put them on a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

Space

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‘Every building sits on a thermal asset’: how networked geothermal power could change cities

The ground is humming with geothermal energy that could heat or cool our homes – and now the big US utilities are starting to take note

The Guardian - UK

Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris. Here’s how we can get the night sky back

For the more than 100,000 years humans have been on Earth, we have looked up at night and seen the stars and our celestial home, the Milky Way galaxy. Cultures all around the world have stories and records incorporating this majestic, sublime sight.

The Conversation

Shooting stars to light up night skies with up to 100 meteors every hour

The Perseid meteor shower should be visible across the UK from around sunset on the night of August 12.

The Independent UK

Earth's Record-Breaking Heat Streak Ends, Climate Change Threat Persists

July 2024 ends Earth's 13-month heat record streak due to El Niño waning, highlighting ongoing global warming crisis.

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Chinese rocket breaks apart after megaconstellation launch, creating cloud of space junk

A Chinese Long March 6A rocket broke apart shortly after launching 18 internet satellites on Aug. 7, creating a cloud of at least 300 pieces of trackable debris.

Space

Clive Hamilton says dreams of a safe climate are ‘wishful thinking’ – but the young and the vulnerable will keep fighting

The deep complexities of climate change raise a myriad of challenges for humanity – not least of which is how best to respond. Should we throw ourselves into slashing carbon emissions and stabilising Earth’s climate as soon as possible? Or accept our fate and go into survival mode?

The Conversation

These nearby star systems could be good targets in the search for alien life

Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescope, scientists have investigated if nearby exoplanets could support life, or if their stars are blasting them with too much deadly high-energy radiation.

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The spaceships of the Alien movies

Alien: Romulus is almost here, so we're diving back into all things Alien, including the coolest spaceships the movies have had so far. These are our favorites.

The Independent UK

Record-breaking rocks from Earth’s mantle ‘could reveal planet’s history’

The rocks will help to explain what role the mantle played in the origins of life on Earth.

LiveScience

Scientists drill longest-ever piece of Earth's mantle from underwater mountain near 'Lost City'

Scientists just pulled the longest hunk of Earth's mantle from beneath the ocean.

Inverse

The Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend and It Is A Must-See Event

The shower peaks on Sunday night, but the next few days all offer great stargazing.

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Over 350 asteroids have hidden moons, Gaia space telescope finds

By precisely tracking the orbit of over 156,000 asteroids, the ESA star-surveying satellite Gaia has potentially found over 350 previously undiscovered asteroid-moon binaries.

PC Gamer

Flight Simulator 2024's huge ambition means 'you can now exit the plane, walk around… you can land on every ship, and it looks like a first person shooter environment'

Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorge Neumann talks about the tech behind MSFS 2020, and some astonishing-sounding features coming in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

Space

Astronaut Jon McBride, early NASA space shuttle pilot, dies at 80

Former NASA astronaut Jon McBride, who was the pilot on the first mission to launch seven people into space, has died at the age of 80. McBride flew on STS-41G, Challenger's sixth flight, in 1984.

Space

Aurora alert: Possible geomagnetic storm could see northern lights alongside Perseid meteor shower this weekend

Northern lights could be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states on Aug. 9 through Aug. 11. A geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center.

Space

'World's oldest calendar' discovered carved into ancient monument

A controversial comet strike theory has been circulating for 20 years. Now a group of researchers say they have found new evidence for it in ancient carvings at Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey.

Space

How to watch the Perseid meteor shower live online tonight (Aug. 12)

Find out where and when you can watch the peak of the Perseid meteor shower online for free.

PC Gamer

Hunt: Showdown's tradition of dropping horrifying little freaks into the Wild West continues with the 'Hellborn,' a roaming fire demon that hurls molten lava balls

The Hellborn arrives alongside Hunt: Showdown 1896's Scorched Earth event on August 15.

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