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What is Chiron? The asteroid currently in retrograde

Chiron is an asteroid-slash-comet orbiting somewhere past Jupiter and Saturn

The Independent UK

Waterstones Piccadilly event descends into 'hell on earth' as readers blast 'dangerous' overcrowding

Waterstones apologised to customers after a raft of complaints about the event at its flagship store

Evening Standard

Northern Lights visible in Scotland this weekend – see where and when

The Northern Lights are set to be visible across parts of Scotland this weekend, starting as early as Friday (August 8) night.

The National (Scotland)

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This seriously underrated mid-2000s sci-fi comedy just dropped on Hulu — I feel so high school

Hulu just added a British sci-fi classic that takes me back to being a nerd in high school.

Tom’s Guide

A solar flare just upped the odds for photographing the Northern Lights this weekend – and the Perseids are starting to heat up too

NOAA is predicting a potential minor solar storm on August 08

Digital Camera World

Oil exploration in the Congo basin rainforest could be a disaster for nature and the climate

The Democratic Republic of Congo is putting one of the best-preserved tropical ecosystems left on Earth up for auction, and the impact could be felt worldwide

The Guardian - UK

Alien: Earth to Outlander: Blood of My Blood – the seven best shows to stream this week

Ridley Scott’s billion-dollar franchise finally arrives on the small screen – and it’s gloriously tense and nasty stuff. Plus, the Outlander prequel is beguilingly silly

The Guardian - UK

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Satellite images show surge in rare earth mining in rebel-held Myanmar

Satellite images reportedly identify 26 mines in rebel-held Myanmar next to China and two near Thailand.

Al Jazeera

An interstellar object is heading towards Earth, scientist warns

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The Independent UK

The biggest black hole ever seen? Scientists find one with mass of 36 billion suns

Scientists have tapped into gravitational lensing and stellar dynamics to confirm the existence of a black hole with 36 billion solar masses.

Space

What are the largest rainforests in the world?

Rainforests are home to half of the world's plant and animal species. Here are the five largest rainforests in the world.

LiveScience

The clock is ticking: 7 shows that will disappear from Netflix soon

Netflix is about to lose seven shows in the coming days. Here's what you need to start binge-watching right now.

Tom’s Guide

Harvard scientist warns interstellar object blasting toward Earth ‘may come to save – or destroy us’

31/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object to be detected in our solar system

The Independent UK

A laser-propelled mini spacecraft could travel to a nearby black hole, astrophysicist says

A bold new proposal envisions launching laser-propelled nanocraft to a nearby black hole to test Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.

Space

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China's lunar lander aces touchdown and takeoff tests ahead of planned 2030 crewed moon mission (video)

China conducted takeoff and touchdown tests with its "Lanyue" moon lander on Aug. 6, 2025, as it prepares to launch a crewed lunar mission by 2030.

Tom’s Guide

'Hunger Games' Fans Are Flocking to This Movie That Just Crashed the Netflix Top 10

"The 5th Wave" is a sci-fi action movie based on a best-selling novel, and it's making a surprise resurgence now it's arrived on Netflix.

LiveScience

Auroras may be visible from 18 states this weekend as solar storm barrels toward Earth

A geomagnetic storm could hit Earth Aug. 8 or 9, possibly bringing the dazzling northern lights with it.

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Move over Mercury – Chiron is in retrograde. What even is Chiron?

You might have seen an interesting phrase popping up in your social media feeds lately: “Chiron is in retrograde.” If you’re anything like me, you’ve never heard of Chiron before – and I’m a professional astronomer.

The Conversation

Friday essay: Trump and Kennedy are destroying global science. Even Einstein questioned facts – but there’s a method to it

Eight months into Donald Trump’s second presidency of the United States, truth and science are again under attack – with global consequences. USAID, which tackled HIV, TB, malaria and child malnutrition is gone. Funding has been withdrawn from GAVI, a public–private global alliance that helps buy vaccines for the world’s…

Space

Who's a good robot dog? Bert and Spot explore Mars-like surface with help from AI and astronaut in space

Four robots recently took to Mars-like terrain, including a cave system, during an epic experiment involving a NASA astronaut in space.

Space

SpaceX signs deal to fly Italian experiments to Mars on Starship's 1st commercial Red Planet flights

SpaceX has signed a deal with the Italian Space Agency to fly Italian experiments on the first commercial Starship missions to Mars.

The Conversation

A Bermuda stalagmite reveals how the Gulf Stream shifted – and what it might do as the climate changes further

Beneath the subtropical paradise, Bermuda hosts a vast network of caves which contains records of Earth’s climate history. Inside are mineral deposits called speleothems – including stalagmites on the cave floors more than six-foot tall. These grow slowly as water drips down from the cave ceiling, gaining a millimetre every…

Space

Astronomers use starlight to measure greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere

Scientists have developed an algorithm called Astroclimes, which transforms stargazing instruments into climate sensors that measure greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope spots a potential new exoplanet just 4 light-years away from Earth

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence for a new exoplanet — one orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest sun-like star to Earth.

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