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The 2023 Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend! Here's what you need to know.

The Perseid meteor shower peaks on the evening of Aug. 12 and before dawn on Aug. 13. The prolific shower is not one to be missed.

Space

Virgin Galactic sends its first tourist passengers into space

Virgin Galactic launched its first tourist passengers into the weightlessness of space Thursday, the culmination of a nearly two-decade commercial pursuit, the company said.

France 24

Manipur conflict drags ‘messiah of the poor’ Narendra Modi down to earth

Indian opposition hope to open voters’ minds to idea that PM is actually responsible for societal problems

The Guardian - UK

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Extreme cooling ’caused extinction of early humans in Europe 1.1m years ago’

The findings challenge the idea of continuous early human occupation of Europe, the researchers said.

The Independent UK

A single massive tectonic collision? That's not how the Himalayas came to be, scientists say

The world's highest mountain system may have reached 60% of its current elevation before the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates crashed into each other, giving the peaks an extra push.

LiveScience

Virgin Galactic launches 1st mother-daughter team and 1st Olympian to space on 2nd commercial flight (video)

Virgin Galactic flew its second-ever commercial mission today (Aug. 10), a flight that made history in multiple ways.

Space

Watch live as Virgin Galactic launches second commercial space flight

Watch live as Virgin Galactic launches its second commercial space flight.

The Independent UK

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Study Shows Mars Is Spinning Faster Than Usual

It’s a subtle acceleration, and scientists aren’t entirely sure of the cause.

Zenger

British passenger, 80, on first Virgin Galactic space tourist flight says it was ‘completely surreal’

British ex-Olympian Jon Goodwin becomes only the second-ever person with Parkinson’s to join space flight

Evening Standard

Virgin Galactic: What’s it like to go on a sub-orbital space flight?

Here’s everything you need to know about how sub-orbital spaceflights work, what it feels like to go on one, and what your rights are

Evening Standard

Look at the incredible images of a spacecraft flying over Earth this month

Cygnus, which is designed to transport supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), can be seen flying 261 miles above the Earth.

The National (Scotland)

Surprise! GPS satellites threatened more by mild solar storms than monster sun flares

Mild solar storms can cause more serious problems to GPS satellites than once-in-a-century events, a new study has found.

Space

'Australia is sleepwalking': a bushfire scientist explains what the Hawaii tragedy means for our flammable continent

As I hear reports of the fire tearing through the Hawaiian island of Maui, I feel utterly depressed. As a fire scientist, I know the unfolding horror – which has killed 53 people so far – is just the beginning. It’s a portent of what Australia and other countries will…

The Conversation

UK billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is gearing up to send its first group of tourists to space after years of delays

The company founded back in 2004 is hitting a long-awaited milestone with ticketed tourists taking their first trip into space—now 800 more tourists are waiting for their shot to soar above the Earth.

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Russia will launch Luna-25, its 1st moon mission since 1976, today and you can watch it live

Russia plans to launch its first moon mission in nearly half a century today (Aug. 10), and you can watch the historic liftoff live.

Space

Stunning time-lapse video captures 17-year journey of exoplanet around its star

An incredible time-lapse video tracks the 17-year journey of a distant and massive exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b, around its parent star between 2003 and 2020.

Louder

"This album almost destroyed our lives!" Earthside return with first new album for eight years

Cinematic US prog rock quartet Earthside will release new album Let The Truth Speak in November

The Hindu

ISRO releases images of Earth and Moon taken by cameras on board Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft

ISRO posted on its X social media platform: “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Earth viewed by Lander Imager (LI) Camera on the day of the launch, Moon imaged by Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera (LHVC) a day after the Lunar Orbit Insertion.”

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The Conversation

New evidence suggests the world's largest known asteroid impact structure is buried deep in southeast Australia

Acknowledgment: I’d like to thank my colleague Tony Yeates, who originated the view of the Deniliquin multi-ring structure as an impact structure – and who was instrumental to this work.

Cinemablend

Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury: A Timeline Of His Life In The MCU, Including Secret Invasion

Nick Fury has been active in the MCU since the beginning, so let’s go over the timeline of major events concerning Samuel L. Jackson’s character.

Space

Russian cosmonaut becomes first to ride European robotic arm on ISS spacewalk

Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev completed the first test flight at the end of the European robotic arm as part of a successful spacewalk at the International Space Station on Wednesday (Aug. 9).

Total Film

Julia Carpenter has a comic book history as both Spider-Woman and Madame Web

Sydney Sweeney's new Madame Web character has a long legacy in Marvel Comics

Space

What time is Virgin Galactic's Galactic-02 space tourist launch today? Here's how to watch live.

Virgin Galactic's reusable spaceplane, VSS Unity, will launch its second commercial spaceflight mission today (Aug. 10). Here's how to follow the action.

Space

Scientists are using NASA satellite data to text Bangladeshi farmers water-saving strategies

A new technology uses satellite data to provide farming advice to Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani farmers.

Louder

“I’m quite happy no one knows who we are!” IO Earth on working out of the spotlight

Birmingham prog rockers IO Earth continue to plough their own unique furrow wthin the music business to ever greater success

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