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NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere

NEOWISE spent nearly 15 years in space across two missions.

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Look for 'fireball' meteors over the US tonight as the North Taurid meteor shower peaks

The South Taurid and North Taurid meteor showers peak in early November. Here's everything you need to know about this month's doubleheader of shooting stars.

LiveScience

Human Extinction: Scientists Predict When And How It Could Happen

Scientists project that Earth's continents are slowly drifting towards each other and will merge to form a massive supercontinent called "Pangea Ultima." This formation is expected to happen in about 250 million years, bringing drastic changes to Earth's climate.

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Earth from space: Watch Valencia disappear under a sea of mud during deadly Spanish floods

Satellite images show the true extent of the flash flooding in Valencia during a freak weather event that killed at least 214 people across Spain.

LiveScience

Don't miss the Taurid meteor shower peak with colorful fireballs and shooting stars tonight

The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak Nov. 12. Here's how to maximize your chances of seeing a colorful fireball from this shower.

Space

Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought

Mars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet.

Space

SpaceX launches 3 tons of cargo on 31st ISS resupply flight for NASA (video)

SpaceX launched nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station today (Nov. 4), on the company's 31st cargo mission for NASA.

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How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

Chinese Astronauts Return From Tiangong Space Station Mission

Chinese astronauts return from successful Tiangong space station mission, showcasing China's advancements in space exploration.

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‘Election fireball’ meteor shower to peak tonight in first of twin Taurids

Nasa says Taurids will be ‘more active’ than usual, producing unusually bright shooting stars

The Independent UK

Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches

Over 100 astronomers from leading U.S. universities have signed an open letter calling for an assessment of potential impacts of satellite megaconstellations on Earth's environment.

Space

China space station crew returns to Earth after six months in space

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after a six-month stay on China’s Tiangong space station

The Independent UK

When did plate tectonics begin?

Earth surface is covered with rigid plates that move, crash into each other and dive into the planet's interior. But when did this process begin?

LiveScience

Rocket Lab launches mystery mission on company's 12th launch of 2024 (video)

Liftoff of the mission, which was for a "confidential commercial customer," took place at 5:56 a.m. ET on Tuesday (Nov. 5).

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Japan launches military communications satellite on 4th flight of H3 rocket (video)

Japan launched the Kirameki 3 military communications satellite Monday morning (Nov. 4), on the fourth-ever flight of the country's H3 rocket.

LiveScience

'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors and landslides that totally change the asteroid's surface.

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Miataland: Visiting Italy's Spectacular Miata-Themed Resort

If you want to touch history, book a trip to Italy. Here, past and present are neighbors. Ancient relics and modern marvels dance cheek-to-cheek, reminding us that so much of what we cherish today was first discovered, cultivated and enshrined by societies that walked this earth ages ago. In a…

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How many weeks are there in a year?

We take our timekeeping rules for granted, but the history of these rules is long and complex.

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Chef Duff Goldman spins up moon-shaped cake for NASA 'Taste of Space'

Duff Goldman, the host of the Food Network show "Ace of Cakes," has for a third year brought a space-themed cake to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

The Guardian - UK

Readers reply: Which works of fiction have an optimistic view of the future?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

Inverse

Cooling The Earth By Blocking Sunlight Is Relatively Simple — But Should We?

The risks of solar geoengineering will be magnified if critics are ignored and researchers are allowed to self-regulate.

Inverse

15 Years Ago, a Wildly Ambitious Sci-Fi Remake Never Lived Up To Its Promise

In 2009, 'V' delivered a stunning debut. But it ultimately fell apart at the seams.

Salon

Phoenix's extreme heat is a warning

Phoenix may be getting hotter, but nowhere will escape the extreme heat of climate change

The Guardian - UK

Cop16 ends in disarray and indecision despite biodiversity breakthroughs

Conservation summit agrees to global levy on drugs from nature’s genetics, but developing nations furious at unmet funding promises

LiveScience

A meteorite 100 times bigger than the dinosaur-killing space rock may have nourished early microbial life

On a young Earth, giant meteors might have been a harbinger of life, not death.

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