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How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths

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Chinese Astronauts Return From Tiangong Space Station Mission

Chinese astronauts return from successful Tiangong space station mission, showcasing China's advancements in space exploration.

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‘Election fireball’ meteor shower to peak tonight in first of twin Taurids

Nasa says Taurids will be ‘more active’ than usual, producing unusually bright shooting stars

The Independent UK

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Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches

Over 100 astronomers from leading U.S. universities have signed an open letter calling for an assessment of potential impacts of satellite megaconstellations on Earth's environment.

Space

China space station crew returns to Earth after six months in space

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after a six-month stay on China’s Tiangong space station

The Independent UK

When did plate tectonics begin?

Earth surface is covered with rigid plates that move, crash into each other and dive into the planet's interior. But when did this process begin?

LiveScience

Rocket Lab launches mystery mission on company's 12th launch of 2024 (video)

Liftoff of the mission, which was for a "confidential commercial customer," took place at 5:56 a.m. ET on Tuesday (Nov. 5).

Space

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Japan launches military communications satellite on 4th flight of H3 rocket (video)

Japan launched the Kirameki 3 military communications satellite Monday morning (Nov. 4), on the fourth-ever flight of the country's H3 rocket.

Space

'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors and landslides that totally change the asteroid's surface.

LiveScience

Miataland: Visiting Italy's Spectacular Miata-Themed Resort

If you want to touch history, book a trip to Italy. Here, past and present are neighbors. Ancient relics and modern marvels dance cheek-to-cheek, reminding us that so much of what we cherish today was first discovered, cultivated and enshrined by societies that walked this earth ages ago. In a…

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How many weeks are there in a year?

We take our timekeeping rules for granted, but the history of these rules is long and complex.

LiveScience

Chef Duff Goldman spins up moon-shaped cake for NASA 'Taste of Space'

Duff Goldman, the host of the Food Network show "Ace of Cakes," has for a third year brought a space-themed cake to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Space

Readers reply: Which works of fiction have an optimistic view of the future?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

The Guardian - UK

Cooling The Earth By Blocking Sunlight Is Relatively Simple — But Should We?

The risks of solar geoengineering will be magnified if critics are ignored and researchers are allowed to self-regulate.

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15 Years Ago, a Wildly Ambitious Sci-Fi Remake Never Lived Up To Its Promise

In 2009, 'V' delivered a stunning debut. But it ultimately fell apart at the seams.

Salon

Phoenix's extreme heat is a warning

Phoenix may be getting hotter, but nowhere will escape the extreme heat of climate change

The Guardian - UK

Cop16 ends in disarray and indecision despite biodiversity breakthroughs

Conservation summit agrees to global levy on drugs from nature’s genetics, but developing nations furious at unmet funding promises

LiveScience

A meteorite 100 times bigger than the dinosaur-killing space rock may have nourished early microbial life

On a young Earth, giant meteors might have been a harbinger of life, not death.

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Researchers Find Oxygen Made Without Photosynthesis — With Mind-Blowing Consequences

The scientists also suggested that the amount of oxygen created may fluctuate depending on the number and mixture of nodules on the ocean floor.

Space

SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts, including Boeing Starliner crew, fly Dragon spacecraft to new ISS parking spot (video)

Four astronauts moved their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to a new space station docking port on Sunday (Nov. 3) to make way for an incoming cargo ship.

Space

NASA astronaut captures city lights streaking below ISS in stunning new photos

Microgravity makes water do weird and wonderful things. NASA astronaut Don Pettit took advantage of that fact to create a colorful ball that resembles Jupiter.

Space

'Alien signal' sent from Mars decoded by father-daughter team

A signal beamed at Earth from Mars in 2023 has finally been decoded by a father and daughter team in the United States.

The National (Scotland)

Met Office reveals when and where Northern Lights 'may be visible' this weekend

The Northern Lights "may be visible" in the UK again this week, according to the Met Office – see exactly when and the best spots to see…

Space

Satellites watch devastating floods in Spain from space (photos)

Valencia was particularly hard-hit.

The Conversation

Apophis: a new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that’s set to brush by Earth

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses), will rendezvous with the asteroid in February 2029.

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