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Watch the 2025 Perseid meteor shower peak Aug. 12 in free webcast

The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight Tuesday (Aug. 12), and you can enjoy the event live online with the Virtual Telescope Project's webcast.

Space

Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches for 3rd time ever, sending weather satellite to orbit (video)

Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket launched for the third time ever tonight (Aug. 12), sending an advanced weather and climate satellite to orbit.

Space

New Pluto mission could uncover dwarf planet's hidden ocean — if the 'queen of the underworld' gets to fly

A conceptual mission known as "Persephone" could explore Pluto and its moons for 50 years — if it ever gets funded and approved.

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Vulcan Centaur rocket launches experimental military satellite on its 1st-ever US Space Force mission (video)

United Launch Alliance lofted an experimental navigation satellite on the first national security mission of its new Vulcan Centaur rocket on Tuesday night (Aug. 12).

Space

Know this photo? Test your knowledge of these famous firsts in our astrophotography quiz!

Test out your knowledge of these famous firsts in skywatching and astrophotography, from the first photos of Earth and the moon to the invention of telescopes!

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Bird-dinosaur species found with extremely ‘robust’ hands

Dinosaur with powerful hands likely even ate immature individuals of armoured dinosaurs

The Independent UK

‘On call for brain retrievals’: the man who gets American football players examined for CTE after death

The gunman who killed four people in the building of NFL’s New York headquarters asked for his brain be studied for CTE. Neuroscientist Chris Nowinski on what happens next

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Hubble spots stars forming in the Tarantula nebula | Space photo of the day for Aug. 12, 2025

The Tarantula nebula was recently captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, where the Scylla program helped create the colored image of this star-forming area.

Space

Scientists may have found a powerful new space object: 'It doesn't fit comfortably into any known category'

Nicknamed 'Punctum,' this puzzling phenomenon is highly energetic, but is only seen in millimeter-wavelength light and cannot be explained by any known object.

Space

UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme

Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-Brexit

The Guardian - UK

How to watch 'Alien: Earth' online and from anywhere

'Alien: Earth' is the first-ever Alien TV show and it's finally arrived. Here's how to watch 'Alien: Earth' wherever you are on the planet.

Space

Groundbreaking study reveals whales and dolphins regularly play with each other

Researchers say findings can lay foundation for future studies into complex social structures of marine ecosystems

The Independent UK

Study links weight-loss drugs to serious eye conditions and vision loss

Researchers suggest all diabetes patients on weight-loss drugs should be regularly screened and monitored for potential eye complications

The Independent UK

Stargazers prepare for meteor shower of the year as the Perseids peak

Yearly spectacle, most visible in northern hemisphere, is caused by Earth passing through debris of ancient comet

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What’s that in the sky?! ‘Streak of fire’ expected over Eastern seaboard Tuesday morning

A NASA rocket launch is expected to be seen in several Eastern states on Tuesday morning

Space

Skyrora becomes 1st British company to get license to launch from the UK

Scotland-based Skyrora has received the first U.K.-issued vertical launch license for a homegrown company, enabling rocket launches from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.

Space

Can you name all the planets in order in the solar system? Try our new quiz to find out!

Our quiz will test your smarts of which planets go where in our solar system.

The Guardian - UK

Biochar from human waste could solve global fertiliser shortages, study finds

Excrement contains nutrients needed for crop growth and a new source of them could cut farming’s huge CO2 output

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Meteorite that punched a hole through Georgia roof may be older than Earth itself

"This particular meteor that entered the atmosphere has a long history before it made it to the ground of McDonough".

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Iraq Announces Nationwide Power Outage Amid 'Record' Heat

Power was out across Iraq on Monday as scorching summer temperatures pushed electricity grid demand to unprecedented levels, authorities said.

Space

James Webb telescope reveals 'Sleeping Beauty' galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren't supposed to exist

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in the first billion years after the Big Bang, moving one step closer to understanding how early galaxies grow.

Space

'Alien: Earth' cast talks 'Peter Pan' references, AI warnings, and navigating complex roles (exclusive)

Before the Xenomorph crash-lands on streaming, we talked to five Alien: Earth cast members about the difficulties and fun of navigating the giant sci-fi show.

The Independent UK

Whisky waste and fungi turned into compostable packaging

The move is a part of a collaboration between Scotland’s universities to support the country’s drive to net zero.

Space

NASA's Roman Space Telescope gets its 'extremely strong sunblock' installed

Scientists are making milestones on NASA's Roman Space Telescope as Trump continues to threaten the agency's science budget.

The Guardian - UK

Off-the-shelf vaccine shows promise in preventing cancers returning, study finds

Non-mRNA jab targeting common mutations in pancreatic and bowel cancers could lower risk of relapse

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