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Big asteroids hit Earth more frequently than thought, study suggests

Four big asteroids hit Earth in the past million years alone, according to a new study, suggesting that the space-rock danger is higher than previously thought. But not everyone agrees with the result.

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What’s the difference between a New Moon and Full Moon? Astrology, astronomy, and rituals to make the most of that lunar magic

Everything you need to know to unlock the magical power of lunar phases, the New Moon, Full Moon - and how to harness their energy

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Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space

Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived on Earth aboard rocks from space billions of years ago.

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Key molecule found in all living beings detected in near-Earth asteroid

Findings add to evidence that important building blocks for life could have been delivered to Earth by meteorites, scientists say.

Evening Standard

Building block of life found in sample from asteroid Ryugu

An organic compound that's part of the RNA molecules that transmit genetic information in cells has been discovered in samples from the asteroid Ryugu, suggesting the stuff of life came from space.

Space

Watch Jupiter meet the moon and Mercury this week before leaving the night sky

Jupiter will meet up with the moon before joining Mercury in late March, after which it will disappear in the glare of the sun until it reappears in May.

Space

New Cast Members Announced for ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Season Two

Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear and Tanya Moodie venture to Middle-Earth

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Space station discarded some trash. It rained fire in California's sky

Jeff Watters and his friends weren't sure what to think of the streaking lights that dashed across the Sacramento night sky late Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Natural History Museum launches new project for Earth Day

The ‘Nature Overheard’ project is set to investigate the link between noise pollution and insect populations

Evening Standard

Bristol area has some of the highest numbers of UFO sightings in England

More than a dozen locals called police after spotting strange occurrences in the sky

Bristol Post

Spot dwarf planet Ceres during the new moon tonight

The dark skies of the new moon will offer skywatchers the chance to spot Ceres tonight (March 21), as the dwarf planet reaches opposition.

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Woman astonishes home owners with 'little-known' button that cleans washing machine grime

"How on earth did I not know this drawer came out"

Bristol Post

Watch Rocket Lab launch 2 satellites, recover booster on March 24 after delay

Rocket Lab plans to launch two satellites early Friday morning (March 24), on a mission that includes a booster recovery at sea. Watch it live here.

Space

Huge solar tornado as tall as 14 Earths hurls plasma cloud into space. Here's the video.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured what might be 'the tallest tornado' in the solar system swirling across the north pole of the sun.

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Meet the NASA Scientists Who Decide Which Asteroid You Need to Worry About

Two potentially hazardous asteroids have come and gone lately. A NASA tech known as Sentry assesses the risks and helps determine when you can rest easy.

The Conversation

Africa’s aquifers hold more than 20 times the water stored in the continent's lakes, but they aren’t the answer to water scarcity

Discoveries of aquifers – underground earth formations that hold water – often create excitement around their ability to ease water scarcity in a region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scientists Make 'Disturbing' Find on Remote Island: Plastic Rocks

There are few places on Earth as isolated as Trindade island, a volcanic outcrop a three- to four-day boat trip off the coast of Brazil. So geologist Fernanda Avelar Santos was startled to find an unsettling sign of human impact on the otherwise untouched landscape: rocks formed from the glut…

The Independent UK

Everything you need to know about the 2024 spring equinox

The first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere arrives on Tuesday 19 March

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The Long Heat, an energy coup, a season of asthma ... new Australian cli-fi novel Children of Tomorrow challenges the form but is rife with contradictions

For at least the past decade, writers and critics have been debating the capacity of literary fiction to represent the realities of climate change. Some argue fiction is one of our best tools for reckoning with a world transfigured by anthropogenic warming. Others believe traditional narrative modes are unable to…

The Conversation

Chernobyl was history's worst nuclear disaster. Now it's teaching geologists about the history of our planet

Thirty-seven years ago, on April 26 1986, the reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown. In the weeks that followed, the deadly event drove hundreds of thousands of people to relocate from the surrounding area, which is still a deserted “exclusion zone” today.

Space

NASA climate change satellite back online after instrument shutdown

A stricken Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) instrument is back online, but NASA officials did not disclose a cause for the issue during commissioning.

Space

How much water lurks beneath an exoplanet's surface? New tool could help astronomers tell

A new method could allow astronomers to assess exoplanets' likely subsurface water stores, aiding the search for worlds capable of supporting life as we know it.

Inverse

Earth's Early Oxygen May Have Come From Rocks — And It Could Have Big Implications For Life in Space

We can't really understand life on Earth without geology.

The Conversation

Satellites and space junk may make dark night skies brighter, hindering astronomy and hiding stars from our view

Since time immemorial, humans around the world have gazed up in wonder at the night sky. The starry night sky has not only inspired countless works of music, art and poetry, but has also played an important role in timekeeping, navigation and agricultural practices in many traditions.

Zenger

International Space Station To Be Crashed Back To Earth Using A ‘Space Tug’

NASA has requested $178 million from the U.S. government to safely remove the International Space Station from orbit after 2030.

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