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Astroscale aims to capture old space junk with robotic arm in 2026 (exclusive video)

A lightweight version of the International Space Station's robotic arm will help Astroscale remove decades-old space junk from Earth's orbit in the first mission of its kind.

Space

Could plastic pollution be not that bad?

A new study raises questions about the quantity of plastic in the ocean, but the threat itself is clear

Salon

These 239 Million-Year-Old Fossils Could Help Us Hunt Aliens on Mars

A recent study compares cracks in ancient lava to environments that may be hiding traces of past life on Mars.

Inverse

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Fitch downgrade a belated vindication for S&P analyst who stripped U.S. of prized rating

In 2011, Nikola Swann incurred the ire of the most powerful person on Earth when he downgraded the U.S. federal government's AAA debt rating.

Fortune

European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far.

Now that July’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin

The Independent UK

‘Meteor shower’ over Australia actually Russian rocket re-entering atmosphere

A suspected meteor shower over the skies of Melbourne was actually a Russian rocket re-entering the earth’s atmosphere, the Australian Space Agency says.

Evening Standard

Why Ancient Marine Reptiles Were Like Modern Whales

A remarkable new fossil, discovered in China, allows scientists to explore the long-extinct reptiles that once roamed our oceans

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A spectacular fireball just streaked across Melbourne – but astronomers didn't see it coming

The first hours after a fireball sighting are like a detective mystery. Last night around midnight, people across Melbourne took to social media to report sightings of a bright light slowly streaking across the sky.

The Conversation

Scientists reconstruct Aeolus satellite's fiery fall to Earth from space

Scientists have mapped the fiery descent of the Aeolus spacecraft back to Earth from its reentry over Antarctica to its wrekage strewn path over the Atlantic.

Space

More than half of Earth’s species live in the soil, study finds

Study estimates soil is home to 90% of world’s fungi, 85% of plants and more than 50% of bacteria, making it the world’s most species-rich habitat

The Guardian - UK

How European satellite's landmark demise can aid the fight against space junk

Mission scientists and engineers took on the tricky task of targeting a remote stretch of the Atlantic Ocean for the reentry of Europe's Aeolus satellite.

Space

One Person Stopped California’s Divestment From Fossil Fuels — Again

Assemblymember Tina McKinnor refused to take up the bill in a committee, for the second year in a row, as divestment movement grows.

Capital & Main

Giant Pteranodon Skeleton Sells At Auction For $3.9 Million

The Pteranodon ruled the skies during the late Cretaceous period of North America - between 66 and 145 million years ago.

Zenger

The Marvels: release date, trailer, cast, plot, and more

The Marvels will fly into theaters in November – here's what you need to know about the Marvel Phase 5 movie.

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Studies shows Geomagnetic field protects Earth from electron showers

Yuto Katoh, a geophysicist at Tohoku University, undertook a study into the activities of high-energy electrons that revealed the unexpected role of the Earth's geomagnetic field in defending. Read further on Dynamite News:

Space

How climate change alters rivers on both Earth and Mars

A new study uses terrestrial and Martian data to investigate how river paths change depending on environmental conditions.

Inverse

10 Years Ago, Matt Damon Made a Flawed Sci-Fi Epic That Was Ahead of Its Time

We all owe Neill Blomkamp an apology.

PC Gamer

NASA shouts at space, reestablishes contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft

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Inverse

Why a Dig Into Earth’s Climate History Has Scientists Deeply Concerned

We haven't been measuring temperatures for more than a couple hundred years, but paleoclimate data hints that we are at an unusually hot time — and only getting hotter.

Inverse

Perseids: You Need to See This Year's Most Awesome Meteor Shower

The Perseids are visible now, and they'll peak on the night of August 12.

Space

See Jupiter and the half moon join up in the night sky tonight

The moon and Jupiter will be just under the feet of Aries the Ram, in the night sky on the evening of Monday, Aug. 7. With the right binoculars, you could see five moons at once.

Space

Top 10 best (or worst) terms in astronomy and physics

The modern scientific fields of astronomy and physics stretch back for centuries, and so naturally they've accumulated a lot of interesting names for objects, ideas, and phenomena.

Salon

The Little Ice Age and climate change

What does a regional period of mid-millennial cooling have to do with today's climate disasters? Absolutely nothing

The Conversation

How algae conquered the world – and other epic stories hidden in the rocks of the Flinders Ranges

Earth was not always so hospitable. Evidence of how it came to be so beautiful and nurturing is locked in the rocks of South Australia’s Flinders Ranges – a site now vying for World Heritage listing.

Inverse

These 4 Phenomena Are What’s Actually Driving This Year’s Extreme Heat

A recent study found the weekslong heat wave in Texas and Mexico that started in June 2023 would have been virtually impossible without climate change.

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