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Climate change may be changing the color of Earth's oceans

Climate change is affecting the color of the oceans, a shift in hue showing changes to marine ecosystems, and threatening Earth's status as a "pale blue dot."

Space

Over 100 space rocks collected by meteorite hunter Geoffrey Notkin are up for action today

Over 100 different meteorite fragments collected by famed space rock hunter Geoffrey Notkin are currently up for bidding from Heritage Auctions.

Space

BT embraces small satellites to plug internet black spots around the UK

Small satellites orbiting closer to Earth are opening up opportunities for British companies to access space, and offer high-speed internet to places that never had it before

Evening Standard

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No, I didn’t imagine it – the ‘NPC’ craze really offers money for robotic gibberish

People online pretend to be jerky video-game characters – and some make tons of money doing it. What on earth?

The Guardian - US

Remnant 2 gets you into its zany multiverse shenanigans almost right away, thank god

The gloves are off.

PC Gamer

GPS satellites may be able to detect earthquakes before they happen

Earthquakes may make their presence known through GPS measurements several hours before their main events.

Space

Is it really hotter now than any time in 100,000 years?

As scorching heat grips large swaths of the Earth, a lot of people are trying to put the extreme temperatures into context and asking: When was it ever this hot before?

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Returning to the Moon can benefit commercial, military and political sectors: Expert

The return to the Moon for the Artemis mission is not just about competition, but also offers opportunities for international collaboration.

The Hindu

Seismologists eyeing Carter Caves for their next monitoring site

Officials with the Kentucky Geological Survey are investigating another cave project. It’s primarily a focus on finding a quieter spot to monitor earth’s movements underground.

WEKU

Asteroid sample incoming: OSIRIS-REx team preps for September landing of Bennu bits

Recovery teams are gearing up for the Sept. 24 landing of OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample in the Utah desert.

Space

First Thing: July likely to be hottest month on record, says Nasa

Gavin Schmidt of Nasa’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies warns of likelihood of new high as heatwave bakes large parts of planet. Plus, the beginning of the end for the great Megan Rapinoe

The Guardian - UK

Remembering A.K. Raychaudhuri: Transformed relativity, almost got fired

Physicist Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri defied pressure from Meghnad Saha to pursue his passion for general relativity. His 1955 paper on the Raychaudhuri equation revolutionised the field of relativity and was key to the work of Roger Penrose and Stephen Hawking. Despite recognition in the West, Raychaudhuri faced obstacles in India,…

The Hindu

Temperature records shattered across the world as tourists flock to experience the heat

This June was the warmest one ever recorded and unprecedented summer heat waves are now gripping southern Europe, China, the Middle East and the southern United States.

The Conversation

Ultrabright stellar object is shining beyond the 'death line,' and no one can explain it

A slowly rotating, ultrabright object 15,000 light-years from Earth defies every logical explanation that astronomers have thrown at it.

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WEKU

The U.S. could slash climate pollution, but it might not be enough, a new report says

The Inflation Reduction Act could help the U.S. cut greenhouse gas pollution up to 42% from 2005 levels by 2030. That's still short of what the country promised under the Paris Climate Agreement.

The Conversation

When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby tundra basked in the Sun’s rays on the island’s northwest highlands. Evidence suggests that a forest of spruce trees, buzzing with insects, covered the southern part of Greenland. Global sea level was much higher then, between 20 and 40…

Space

Satellite will die by fire as 1st-of-its-kind operation sends it plummeting down to Earth

Scientists will attempt a first-of-its-kind guided safe reentry to Earth's atmosphere with the European Space Agency wind satellite Aeolus as it heads home at increasing speed.

Space

Artemis 2 moon astronaut explains risk of flying NASA's supersonic training jet

Fighter pilot Jeremy Hansen, a Canadian astronaut on the Artemis 2 mission, talks about how the T-38 supersonic fleet 'can kill you' and why that's important for space training.

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Most Americans expect routine space tourism by 2073, but few would actually try it: report

A Pew Research Center report reveals more than half of Americans expects to have access to space, but barely a third would be willing to make the trip themselves.

LiveScience

Rising and setting 'Omega sun' melts into a 'lava-like blob' in trippy mirage photos

In back to back days, the sun appeared to melt into the horizon due to a trippy optical illusion called the "Omega sun."

Space

How Apollo 11 inspired record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson (exclusive)

Record-breaking former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson appeared on CBS News on July 20 to talk about how the Apollo 11 moon landing influenced her career choice.

Evening Standard

When and how to see tonight’s Northern lights that will be visible from the UK

The natural phenomenon will paint the UK’s skyline tonight

Space

Return to the moon: The race we have to win (again)

The race is on. We are in a Sputnik moment — a sudden and important recognition that we are about to lose the heavens if we do not act with clarity and unity.

Space

Celebrate 400 years of moon maps for Apollo 11's anniversary (gallery)

The Library of Congress has 400 years of moon maps from around the world. Explore the moon in centuries of maps to celebrate the first-ever human moon landing in 1969.

Space

Interstellar meteor fragments found? Harvard astronomer's claim sparks debate, criticism

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb believes he has found pieces of the first known interstellar meteorite. But others have their doubts, and the debate is turning ugly.

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