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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Space

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.

LiveScience

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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

Salon

Earth's plate tectonics fired up hundreds of millions of years earlier than we thought, ancient crystals reveal

New research hints that plate tectonics began earlier than 4 billion years ago — not long after Earth had formed.

LiveScience

“We’d arranged to do an album of new material together. He called me… ‘I’ve got cancer; do you mind if we put things on hold?’ Sadly it never happened”: Rick Wakeman’s tribute to Jon Lord

Deep Purple icon, who inspired Yes counterpart to remake Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, had a wicked sense of humour and was a true progger at heart

Louder

TikTok star Bella Brave, 10, dies from rare health issues

‘Our brave girl left her legacy here on earth to dance on streets of gold,’ mother says

The Independent UK

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket failure forces NASA to evaluate astronaut launch schedule for ISS

SpaceX is supposed to send a new group of astronauts to the ISS in mid-August. But after a rocket failure, NASA and SpaceX are figuring out what to do next.

Space

Not just space rocks: 6 things we’ve learned about Earth from meteorites and comets

Apart from the Sun, its planets and their moons, our Solar System has vast amounts of space rocks – fragments left over from the formation of the inner planets.

The Conversation

Climate crisis is making days longer, study finds

Melting of ice is slowing planet’s rotation and could disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS

The Guardian - UK

20 satellites fall from sky after catastrophic SpaceX rocket failure, triggering investigation

Twenty doomed Starlink satellites, which were prematurely released during a botched Falcon 9 rocket launch last week, have burned up in the upper atmosphere after falling back to Earth, new data confirms. Experts are currently investigating what went wrong.

LiveScience

Light No Fire hype reaches fever pitch as No Man's Sky studio co-founder Sean Murray teases the internet with even more mysterious emojis

What does it mean?!

GamesRadar

25 years of Space.com: Space exploration and astronomy in the 21st century (special report)

To celebrate our 25th anniversary, Space.com is running a weeklong special report on some of our favorite topics of space exploration.

Space

Thank you for 25 amazing years of Space.com: A letter from the editor

Twenty-five years ago this week, on July 20, 1999, Space.com went live for the very first time and what a trip its been in space.

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SpaceX, the rise of China and more: How spaceflight has changed since 1999

Space travel has changed from government-driven missions to a dynamic, commercially driven frontier over the past 25 years, driven by advancements in technology and the rise of private companies.

The Independent UK

Underground moon cave hidden beneath open pit ‘could be future human base’

Researchers said this is the first lunar tunnel to be discovered that could be accessible to humans.

Space

Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare triggering radio blackouts over Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan (video)

Watch a powerful X-class solar flare erupt from the sun's surface on July 13 and find out how it affected Earth.

Space

Can the James Webb Space Telescope see galaxies over the universe's horizon?

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just two years of operations, but how can it see a galaxy 33.8 billion light-years away in a universe that is only 13.8 billion years old?

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Evening Standard

Delta Aquariids meteor shower: how to see it light up the sky tonight

The first big meteor shower of the summer is set to peak midnight on Tuesday. Here’s how to spot it

The Conversation

Could people turn Mars into another Earth? Here’s what it would take to transform its barren landscape into a life-friendly world

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.

Guitar World

“I look up and he’s sitting right next to me. He was super-fascinated with the EBow”: Pop session great Michael Thompson on the time he recorded guitar for Michael Jackson – and the King of Pop walked in mid-session

Thompson reveals what it was like to work on two of Michael Jackson's biggest tracks

Space

Evidence of water found in atmosphere of mysterious 'metal god of war' exoplanet

The composition and great density of 'hot Saturn' exoplanet Smertrios are a challenge to planet formation models that the detection of water may help solve.

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NASA Astronaut Captures Stunning Red Sprite Phenomenon In Space

Explore the captivating world of red sprites, natural phenomena linked to lightning storms, as astronaut Matthew Dominick captures their beauty from the In...

The Conversation

Astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station after yet more problems with Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner

For the past few weeks, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) after the first crewed voyage of Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft hit a snag. Concerns raised by Boeing and Nasa over thruster problems and several helium leaks (helium is used…

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