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August Will Have 2 Supermoons — Here's How To See These Rare Events

Supermoons happen when the Full Moon coincides with the Moon's closest position to Earth. Now we get a Blue Moon supermoon.

Inverse

Supermoon August 2023: Why There Are 2 This Month and How to See Them

Supermoons happen when the Full Moon coincides with the Moon's closest position to Earth. Now we get a Blue Moon supermoon.

Inverse

Here's how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it's only halfway over

At about its halfway point, the record-breaking hot and extreme summer of 2023 is both unprecedented and unsurprising

The Independent UK

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Queen legend Brian May helped NASA ace its asteroid-sampling mission, new book reveals

Queen guitarist Brian May and the chief scientist of NASA's asteroid-sampling OSIRIS-REx mission have collaborated on a book about the asteroid Bennu — and it's not a PR stunt.

Space

OPINION - New UK oil & gas ‘will take decades’: Tech and Science Daily podcast

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced hundreds of new licences to drill for oil and gas will be granted across the UK, despite the continued warnings about global warming.

Evening Standard

Greenland ice sheets are weaker to climate change than we thought

Scientists found Greenland's precious thick ice sheet melted rapidly in the ancient past. The study raises new worries about modern-day sea rise, induced by human global warming.

Space

Living room paint colours for 2023 – The shades everyone is obsessed with this year

Colour is back, and the experts have let us in on the secret of what particular colours are trending in the living room for 2023

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See Artemis 2 moon astronauts train with US Navy for Orion splashdown (photos, video)

The Artemis 2 astronauts are practicing for their big splashdown day after returning from a round-the-moon mission in 2024.

Space

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Rehearses Retrieval Of Asteroid Sample Capsule

Recovery teams simulate field operations for the safe recovery of fragments from asteroid Bennu

Zenger

What happens if someone dies in space?

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

City-size comet headed toward Earth 'grows horns' after massive volcanic eruption

The exploding comet, known as 12P/Pons–Brooks, is currently approaching its closest point to Earth during its 71-year orbit through the solar system.

Space

Americans Love NASA, But Private Firms Do the Real Work in Space

People see a continuing role for the space agency, but mostly in national defense.

Reason

August's Full Sturgeon Moon rises tomorrow, 1st of 2 supermoons this month

The Sturgeon full moon rises on Tuesday, Aug. 1, marking the first of two supermoons in August 2023 and the second supermoon in a series of four across summer.

Space

Rachel Yankey column: Lauren James can handle the pressure of being a Women’s World Cup star

Exclusive: Why the down-to-earth Lionesses star is equipped to soak up the limelight

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The 12 best PC strategy games to play in 2025

The best PC strategy games will wrinkle your brain and keep you playing 'till the small hours. Here are the best of the best.

The National (Scotland)

Two supermoons to appear in UK skies in August - how and when to watch

Two supermoons, culminating in a blue moon, as well as the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower will hit UK skies in August

The Guardian - UK

Starwatch: First of August’s two supermoons this week

The moon will be 222,000 miles from Earth on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Just 1% of frozen pathogens released from Earth’s melting ice could wreak havoc on planet, study says

‘The results tell us that the risk is no longer simply a fantasy’

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The Conversation

Ali Cobby Eckermann's She is the Earth is unlike any other book in Australian literature

By any objective measure – publications, sales, recognition – the literature of First Nations peoples in Australia is undergoing a resurgence. At the forefront in poetry has been Yankunytjatjara poet, Ali Cobby Eckermann. Magabala Books, the Broome-based independent Aboriginal publisher of Eckermann’s latest book She is the Earth, has also…

Salon

Why menstrual cups in space matter

Things have changed a bit for menstruating astronauts since the '80s, though not as much as they need to

The Guardian - UK

Kent scientists climb cathedral roofs to collect cosmic dust

Particles from asteroids and comets lie untouched for years, providing a time capsule of activity

The Guardian - UK

Emergency viewing: 15 must-see films about the climate crisis

These unflinching documentaries, indie thrillers and anime fables for kids can help us to understand the climate emergency, and how to respond

The Guardian - UK

Radical ways to fix the Earth: are they magic bullets or just band-aids?

Technologies like geoengineering may tackle global warming – but first we need to ditch fossil fuels for renewable energy

Space

Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy

A number of entrepreneurial groups have shared their strategies to turn the moon into a hustle and bustle world of marketable services.

WEKU

A worm that survived 46,000 years in permafrost wows scientists

A nematode found deep in frozen sediment has proven its ability to survive extreme environments long term. Scientists studying the species say their work could inform the protection of other animals.

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