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August Super Blue Moon guide 2023: The biggest and brightest moon of the year snuggles up to Saturn

The Blue Moon of August 2023 rises on Aug. 30, offering skywatchers a second chance to catch a supermoon alongside Saturn in the night sky.

Space

First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history

How humanity responds to the first contact with intelligent alien life could determine the very fate of our species. Here's what we can learn from history.

Space

7 Photos That Perfectly Capture the Splendor of the Perseid Meteor Shower

Skygazers around the world are getting a special treat as the Perseid meteor shower displays its "shooting stars."

Inverse

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Russia's Luna-25 moon lander snaps 1st pictures from space (photos)

Luna-25, Russia's first moon lander since 1976, beamed back images of Earth and the moon on Aug. 13 while heading toward lunar orbit.

Space

This solar cycle, the sun's activity is more powerful and surprising than predicted

What do you feel when you see the aurora?

The Conversation

How to watch Solar Opposites season 4 online from anywhere

Read our guide for how to watch Solar Opposites season 4 online and live stream every episode of the Hulu sci-fi comedy from anywhere – including the US, UK, and Australia – now.

Tom’s Guide

We could soon be getting energy from solar power harvested in space

The idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) – using satellites to collect energy from the sun and “beam” it to collection points on Earth – has been around since at least the late 1960s. Despite its huge potential, the concept has not gained sufficient traction due to cost and technological…

The Conversation

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Rising methane could be a sign that Earth's climate is part-way through a 'termination-level transition'

Since 2006, the amount of heat-trapping methane in Earth’s atmosphere has been rising fast and, unlike the rise in carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane’s recent increase seems to be driven by biological emissions, not the burning of fossil fuels. This might just be ordinary variability – a result of natural climate…

The Conversation

Greenland and Faroe Islands issue stamp for Danish astronaut's ISS mission

Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen's upcoming 'Huginn' mission to the International Space Station has gotten the stamp of approval from the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

Space

The largest asteroid impact crater on Earth is lurking beneath Australia, new evidence suggests

Geophysical evidence suggests there is a massive, magnetized structure deep beneath Australia. Experts think it could be the remnants of the largest meteor crater on Earth.

LiveScience

Relatives of the 1st mitochondria may be living in geothermal hot springs today

Scientists say they've identified a potential living relative of the ancient microbe that gave rise to the "powerhouse of the cell."

LiveScience

Harsh realities of space mean Chandrayaan 3 is a partial success to start

ISRO's Chandrayaan 3 mission launched on July 21 to slingshot to the moon and decelerate before descending. Given the harsh conditions of space, the mission has been designed with advanced engineering techniques, including radiation-hardened electronics, to protect the spacecraft from the solar wind, outgassing, radiation, and other issues.

The Hindu

Trapped: Australia’s extraordinary alpine insects are being marooned on mountaintops as the world warms

We may not pay invertebrates much thought, but they’re the workhorses of all ecosystems. Insects and other invertebrates do essential jobs such as pollinating plants, improving soils and controlling pests. They’re also food for many larger animals, which moves nutrients up the food chain.

The Conversation

Himalayas are much older than we thought

New research upends traditional thought about the world's most massive mountain range

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Scientists Find a Possible Connection Between Climate Change and Earthquake Risk

Torrential rains could cause more seismic events — including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, based on decades of data.

Inverse

Futuristic Paper Shows It’s Feasible to Build a Space Station on an Asteroid

Often the stuff of science fiction, an engineer looked at what it would take to build one. Once the tech is advanced enough, the answer is just 12 years.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine desperate for help clearing mines, says defence minister

Exclusive: ‘Most heavily mined country on Earth’ critically short of sappers and equipment to clear frontlines

Space

Meteorite that crashed to Earth 3,500 years ago carved into arrowhead by Bronze Age hunters

A Bronze Age arrowhead found in Switzerland was made using meteoric iron.

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You'll travel nearly a trillion miles in your lifetime, even if you never leave home. Here's how.

Whether you're a frequent jet-setter or a couch potato, you travel much more than you think, thanks the motion of the Earth, sun, Milky Way galaxy and more.

The Canberra Times

The key difference between a meteor and a meteorite

Researchers phone home for an iron meteorite.

The Hindu

A lost trail

Memories of a quaint village with isolated houses nestled in lush paddy fields, a lake, and wild berries that were sold at the weekly farmers' fair. My family and I set off one rainy morning to revisit the place, only to find it had changed beyond recognition. The lake had…

The Guardian - UK

Prospectors hit the gas in the hunt for ‘white hydrogen’

The zero-emission fuel may exist in abundant reserves below ground. Now large sums are being invested to look for it

Space

The largest known asteroid impact structure on Earth is buried in southeast Australia, new evidence suggests

In a new study, scientists reveal new evidence for the largest asteroid impact structure on Earth buried Australia in southern New South Wales.

Inverse

An Experiment Buried Deep Inside an Abandoned Gold Mine Could Solve a Huge Physics Mystery

Over the past 30 years, scientists have developed an experimental program to try to detect the rare interactions between WIMPs and regular atoms.

Inverse

Most Americans Don’t Think We Should Send Astronauts to Space — Will This Set Science Back?

More than half of Americans said in a new Pew survey that space exploration was essential, but only 12 percent said sending human astronauts to the Moon should be NASA’s top priority.

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