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Delta Aquariids 2024: July's next meteor shower offers ideal conditions for 'shooting stars'

The Delta Aquariid meteor shower begins this week, bringing as many as 20 "shooting stars" per hour to the night sky. Here's why this year's shower offers ideal conditions for stargazers.

LiveScience

Omega, Tang and Fruit of the Loom: The real and fake ads in 'Fly Me to the Moon'

"Brands get a tie-in money can't buy and NASA works its way into the minds of everyday people." That is the pitch made by Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) in the new movie "Fly Me to the Moon."

Space

I've just made the switch to bamboo bedding – and it's doing wonders for my night sweats

If you're a hot sleeper, or you're keen to shop more sustainably, you should take a look at Cozy Earth − they make the best bamboo bedding in the business

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Asteroid Apophis will visit Earth in 2029, and this European satellite will be along for the ride

As Apophis passes closer to Earth than geosynchronous satellites in April 2029, the asteroid will hopefully be tracked by a new ESA mission called Ramses.

Space

Scientists set sights on asteroid larger than Eiffel Tower as it skims past Earth

Ramses mission to study 99942 Apophis when it passes closer to Earth than GPS and TV satellites in 2029

The Guardian - UK

25 years of exoplanet hunting hasn't revealed Earth 2.0 — but is that what we're looking for?

It's been a long ride for exoplanet science — and for Space.com itself.

Space

July's full 'Buck Moon' rises this week — and signals a big lunar transition is on the way

July's full moon — also known as the Buck Moon, the Thunder Moon and the Hay Moon — will be at its fullest on the night of July 21. It's the last "regular" full moon before a parade of four consecutive "supermoons" light up the sky.

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The icy climate of Mars' past revealed

A new study finds that Martian soil was frigid and icy, making it less likely to support life as we know it

Salon

Earth's plate tectonics fired up hundreds of millions of years earlier than we thought, ancient crystals reveal

New research hints that plate tectonics began earlier than 4 billion years ago — not long after Earth had formed.

LiveScience

“We’d arranged to do an album of new material together. He called me… ‘I’ve got cancer; do you mind if we put things on hold?’ Sadly it never happened”: Rick Wakeman’s tribute to Jon Lord

Deep Purple icon, who inspired Yes counterpart to remake Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, had a wicked sense of humour and was a true progger at heart

Louder

TikTok star Bella Brave, 10, dies from rare health issues

‘Our brave girl left her legacy here on earth to dance on streets of gold,’ mother says

The Independent UK

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket failure forces NASA to evaluate astronaut launch schedule for ISS

SpaceX is supposed to send a new group of astronauts to the ISS in mid-August. But after a rocket failure, NASA and SpaceX are figuring out what to do next.

Space

Not just space rocks: 6 things we’ve learned about Earth from meteorites and comets

Apart from the Sun, its planets and their moons, our Solar System has vast amounts of space rocks – fragments left over from the formation of the inner planets.

The Conversation

Climate crisis is making days longer, study finds

Melting of ice is slowing planet’s rotation and could disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS

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20 satellites fall from sky after catastrophic SpaceX rocket failure, triggering investigation

Twenty doomed Starlink satellites, which were prematurely released during a botched Falcon 9 rocket launch last week, have burned up in the upper atmosphere after falling back to Earth, new data confirms. Experts are currently investigating what went wrong.

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Light No Fire hype reaches fever pitch as No Man's Sky studio co-founder Sean Murray teases the internet with even more mysterious emojis

What does it mean?!

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25 years of Space.com: Space exploration and astronomy in the 21st century (special report)

To celebrate our 25th anniversary, Space.com is running a weeklong special report on some of our favorite topics of space exploration.

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Thank you for 25 amazing years of Space.com: A letter from the editor

Twenty-five years ago this week, on July 20, 1999, Space.com went live for the very first time and what a trip its been in space.

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SpaceX, the rise of China and more: How spaceflight has changed since 1999

Space travel has changed from government-driven missions to a dynamic, commercially driven frontier over the past 25 years, driven by advancements in technology and the rise of private companies.

The Independent UK

Underground moon cave hidden beneath open pit ‘could be future human base’

Researchers said this is the first lunar tunnel to be discovered that could be accessible to humans.

Space

Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare triggering radio blackouts over Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan (video)

Watch a powerful X-class solar flare erupt from the sun's surface on July 13 and find out how it affected Earth.

Space

Can the James Webb Space Telescope see galaxies over the universe's horizon?

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just two years of operations, but how can it see a galaxy 33.8 billion light-years away in a universe that is only 13.8 billion years old?

Evening Standard

Delta Aquariids meteor shower: how to see it light up the sky tonight

The first big meteor shower of the summer is set to peak midnight on Tuesday. Here’s how to spot it

The Conversation

Could people turn Mars into another Earth? Here’s what it would take to transform its barren landscape into a life-friendly world

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

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“I look up and he’s sitting right next to me. He was super-fascinated with the EBow”: Pop session great Michael Thompson on the time he recorded guitar for Michael Jackson – and the King of Pop walked in mid-session

Thompson reveals what it was like to work on two of Michael Jackson's biggest tracks

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