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Earth's surface is broken up into large plates that rub against each other, causing earthquakes, volcanoes and large mountain ranges. But how unique is our planet's geology?

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Why do some planets have moons? A physics expert explains why Earth has only one moon while other planets have hundreds

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30 Interesting Facts To Intrigue The Ever-Curious

This netizen was curious to learn about interesting facts few people knew so they asked the online community about them and received quite a few fascinating answers. The post 30 Interesting Facts To Intrigue The Ever-Curious first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Vogue World puts on show stopping spectacle blending the Olympics with 100 years of French fashion

Vogue World took over the last day of Paris Fashion Week on International Olympic Day

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OceanGate co-founder says ‘humans learn best from failures’ a year after Titan implosion

Guillermo Söhnlein, 58, said a day has not passed where he has not thought about the five men who lost their lives

The Independent UK

Oceangate’s co-founder failed to get people to the Titanic but says he can safely put humans on Venus

Exclusive: Söhnlein believes that human life on Venus is more viable than Mars

The Independent UK

Which way does Earth spin? What about the other planets?

While Earth spins in the same direction as the sun, that's not the case for every planet in the solar system.

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Stunning 'parade of planets' image shows 6 worlds aligned over Earth

A stunning photo of the recent "parade of planets" shows Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in alignment over Earth. It was captured from the U.K. on June 1.

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Why NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon is such a big deal

How deep are Europa's ice sheets? Could the moon sustain life? The Europa Clipper Mission, which is due to launch in October, will help scientists answer these intriguing questions.

Space

Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe

Japan has lost contact with its Akatsuki probe, the only spacecraft currently in orbit around Venus.

LiveScience

June Horoscopes 2024: Here’s What Each Sign Can Expect From The Month Ahead

The June horoscopes 2024 for each star sign are here! Check out what is in store for you over the next month with these zodiac predictions.

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Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe

The Japanese space agency has lost contact with its intrepid Venus orbiter, Akatsuki.

Space

Researchers have developed a type of flash memory storage that can withstand temperatures higher than the surface of Venus

No gaming applications as such, but it could lead to tougher SSDs in your PC.

PC Gamer

Volcanoes on Venus might be erupting right now

Venus may be as geologically active as Earth, with volcanoes possibly spewing on its surface in the present day.

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Bright comet headed toward Earth could be visible with the naked eye

The incoming comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS might become as brilliant as Venus during its close approach to Earth this fall, potentially making it visible to the naked eye.

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Potentially habitable planet size of Earth discovered 40 light years away

Queensland- and Scotland-based PhD students co-lead team celebrating ‘Eureka moment’ spotting Gliese 12b

Space

NASA space telescope finds Earth-size exoplanet that's 'not a bad place' to hunt for life

NASA exoplanet-hunter TESS has found a temperate, Earth-size world in the habitable zone of its red dwarf star. This planet could make waves in the search for life.

Space

A comet approaching Earth could become brighter than the stars this fall

By the end of this summer, we may have a good idea as to whether we'll have a bright naked-eye comet gracing our early autumn evening sky, known as C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS).

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Stars give tiny planets a gravitational 'squeeze' to strip away their atmospheres

Modeling distant planets has revealed that tidal forces generated by their parent stars can combine with intense radiation bombardment and strip away their atmospheres.

Space

Space mysteries: Do all planets have magnetic fields?

How do scientists know if a planet has a magnetic field?

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AI computers could run in extreme environments like Venus thanks to heat-proof memory device

Ultra-heat resistant computer storage can operate at Venus-like temperatures and may be used in extreme conditions such as nuclear plants and even for future NASA missions.

Marie Claire

It feels humid right now—here are 8 doctor-approved things you can do to minimise sweat patches

The non-sexy information you need to know

Woman & Home

How to care for a Venus fly trap - plant experts share their tips and tricks

Looking after this curious carnivorous plant is a little more complex than you may think

Space

Japanese-European spacecraft bound for Mercury weakened by thruster glitch

The thrusters of Mercury-bound spacecraft BepiColombo are operating at less than full capacity, and operators are racing to find a solution.

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32 strange places scientists are looking for aliens

From planets and moons in our solar system to dying stars and parallel universes, here are some of the far-out places scientists are searching for alien life.

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