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Comet predicted to light up Earth's skies this fall may be falling apart

A new paper suggests that comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, may completely break apart before it reaches its closest approach to Earth in October. If the comet does survive long enough to reach us, it should be bright enough to spot with the naked eye.

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Sprawling survival game Light No Fire is "crazy ambitious," says No Man's Sky creator Sean Murray, but it's part of an exciting trend: "It's a lot for a small team"

No Man's Sky just got a huge free update

GamesRadar

Exoplanet with weird orbit is transforming into a hot Jupiter before our eyes

Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hot Jupiter exoplanets are born, finding a gas giant with a weird orbit in the process of transforming into just such a world.

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'Rare daylight fireball' meteor over NYC created loud boom near Statue of Liberty

Reports of a daylight fireball and loud booms across New York City and New Jersey suggest a meteor entered the atmosphere above the city and traveled west at 38,000 mph, NASA says.

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SpaceX wants to resume Falcon 9 rocket launches while FAA completes investigation

SpaceX is seeking a rapid return to Falcon 9 launches following a rare failure of its workhorse rocket during a satellite launch last week.

Space

Perseid meteor shower: How you can see the shooting stars

The skies are due to light up on Monday – don’t miss out

Evening Standard

In the last 25 years, black hole physicists have uncovered the unimaginable

Over the last 25 years, black hole physics has experienced something of a revolution.

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NASA’s Hubble Telescope discovers closest black hole to Earth –changing our understanding of space

A galaxy frozen in time has been hailed as the missing link in black hole formation, discovered using 500 photographs

Digital Camera World

Rare SpaceX rocket failure shows exactly why NASA wants 2 commercial options to fly astronauts to ISS

NASA wants two U.S. spacecraft to send astronauts to ISS. Backup options are once again in play after a rare rocket failure last week indefinitely grounded SpaceX's Crew Dragon.

Space

Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame

New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future. These changes could have major implications for humanity's future.

LiveScience

Astronauts don’t eat enough because food tastes bland in space. We’re trying to work out why

Astronauts often report that the joy of eating is lost in space. Food that tastes fabulous on Earth may become bland and boring in orbit.

The Conversation

NASA rolls giant Artemis 2 moon rocket core off the factory floor for astronaut mission (video)

The SLS booster for NASA's next mission to the moon has left the Michoud Assembly Facility to ship to the Kennedy Space Center ahead of Artemis 2.

Space

Road trip! Tour the universe with these gorgeous images from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope

Newly released images from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope capture a cloud complex called Rho Ophiuchi, the Orion Nebula, a spiral galaxy named NGC 3627 and a galaxy cluster known as MACS J0416.

Space

'Dark comets' may be a much bigger threat to Earth than we thought, new study warns

A strange class of space rock known as a "dark comet" has qualities of both asteroids and comets — and the hard-to-spot objects may pose a larger threat to Earth than we thought, according to new research.

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Sun blasts out 2nd X-class flare this week, triggers more radio blackouts (video)

Sunspot region AR 3738 fired off an X1.9 flare as it exited the sun's western limb on July 16, 2024 and caused radio blackouts over much of Africa, Europe, and parts of North and South America.

GamesRadar

Green Lantern: Dark will star "the most rotten, grumpy, and adorable Green Lantern since Guy Gardner"

The series is written by Tate Brombal with art from Werther Dell'Edera

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ESA's Ramses Spacecraft To Accompany Asteroid Apophis In 2029

Learn about the upcoming close encounter with asteroid Apophis in 2029 and how scientists are preparing to study it for valuable insights.

LiveScience

Delta Aquariids 2024: July's next meteor shower offers ideal conditions for 'shooting stars'

The Delta Aquariid meteor shower begins this week, bringing as many as 20 "shooting stars" per hour to the night sky. Here's why this year's shower offers ideal conditions for stargazers.

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Omega, Tang and Fruit of the Loom: The real and fake ads in 'Fly Me to the Moon'

"Brands get a tie-in money can't buy and NASA works its way into the minds of everyday people." That is the pitch made by Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) in the new movie "Fly Me to the Moon."

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I've just made the switch to bamboo bedding – and it's doing wonders for my night sweats

If you're a hot sleeper, or you're keen to shop more sustainably, you should take a look at Cozy Earth − they make the best bamboo bedding in the business

Space

Asteroid Apophis will visit Earth in 2029, and this European satellite will be along for the ride

As Apophis passes closer to Earth than geosynchronous satellites in April 2029, the asteroid will hopefully be tracked by a new ESA mission called Ramses.

The Guardian - UK

Scientists set sights on asteroid larger than Eiffel Tower as it skims past Earth

Ramses mission to study 99942 Apophis when it passes closer to Earth than GPS and TV satellites in 2029

Space

25 years of exoplanet hunting hasn't revealed Earth 2.0 — but is that what we're looking for?

It's been a long ride for exoplanet science — and for Space.com itself.

LiveScience

July's full 'Buck Moon' rises this week — and signals a big lunar transition is on the way

July's full moon — also known as the Buck Moon, the Thunder Moon and the Hay Moon — will be at its fullest on the night of July 21. It's the last "regular" full moon before a parade of four consecutive "supermoons" light up the sky.

Salon

The icy climate of Mars' past revealed

A new study finds that Martian soil was frigid and icy, making it less likely to support life as we know it

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