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How many 'city killer' asteroids narrowly miss Earth each year?

Last year Earth had more than 100 close encounters with large asteroids. What are the odds of a direct hit in the near future?

LiveScience

Traveller returns home after 10-year journey to every country in the world without flying

A Danish man has become the first person to visit every country on Earth without flying in an epic 10-year adventure.

The Week

Volcanoes like Kīlauea and Mauna Loa don't erupt like we thought they did, scientists discover

The magma that erupts from basaltic volcanoes in the middle of tectonic plates originates from within Earth's mantle — rather than from the outer crust — and is propelled upward by CO2, not water.

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See the moon dance with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades before dawn on Aug. 9

The moon will dance with the Seven Sisters during the early morning on Wednesday, Aug. 9, during a close approach to this fascinating open star cluster.

Space

'The stage was now set for the birth and growth of desert dunes': How the Sahara turned from a vast forest to the arid landscape we see today

In this extract from the book "When the Sahara Was Green", Martin Williams, professor of earth sciences at the University of Adelaide, explores how a vanishing ocean and global cooling set the stage for the birth of the Sahara desert.

LiveScience

Astroscale aims to capture old space junk with robotic arm in 2026 (exclusive video)

A lightweight version of the International Space Station's robotic arm will help Astroscale remove decades-old space junk from Earth's orbit in the first mission of its kind.

Space

Could plastic pollution be not that bad?

A new study raises questions about the quantity of plastic in the ocean, but the threat itself is clear

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These 239 Million-Year-Old Fossils Could Help Us Hunt Aliens on Mars

A recent study compares cracks in ancient lava to environments that may be hiding traces of past life on Mars.

Inverse

Fitch downgrade a belated vindication for S&P analyst who stripped U.S. of prized rating

In 2011, Nikola Swann incurred the ire of the most powerful person on Earth when he downgraded the U.S. federal government's AAA debt rating.

Fortune

European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far.

Now that July’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin

The Independent UK

‘Meteor shower’ over Australia actually Russian rocket re-entering atmosphere

A suspected meteor shower over the skies of Melbourne was actually a Russian rocket re-entering the earth’s atmosphere, the Australian Space Agency says.

Evening Standard

Why Ancient Marine Reptiles Were Like Modern Whales

A remarkable new fossil, discovered in China, allows scientists to explore the long-extinct reptiles that once roamed our oceans

Zenger

A spectacular fireball just streaked across Melbourne – but astronomers didn't see it coming

The first hours after a fireball sighting are like a detective mystery. Last night around midnight, people across Melbourne took to social media to report sightings of a bright light slowly streaking across the sky.

The Conversation

Scientists reconstruct Aeolus satellite's fiery fall to Earth from space

Scientists have mapped the fiery descent of the Aeolus spacecraft back to Earth from its reentry over Antarctica to its wrekage strewn path over the Atlantic.

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The Guardian - UK

More than half of Earth’s species live in the soil, study finds

Study estimates soil is home to 90% of world’s fungi, 85% of plants and more than 50% of bacteria, making it the world’s most species-rich habitat

Space

How European satellite's landmark demise can aid the fight against space junk

Mission scientists and engineers took on the tricky task of targeting a remote stretch of the Atlantic Ocean for the reentry of Europe's Aeolus satellite.

Capital & Main

One Person Stopped California’s Divestment From Fossil Fuels — Again

Assemblymember Tina McKinnor refused to take up the bill in a committee, for the second year in a row, as divestment movement grows.

Zenger

Giant Pteranodon Skeleton Sells At Auction For $3.9 Million

The Pteranodon ruled the skies during the late Cretaceous period of North America - between 66 and 145 million years ago.

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The Marvels: release date, trailer, cast, plot, and more

The Marvels will fly into theaters in November – here's what you need to know about the Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Dynamite News

Studies shows Geomagnetic field protects Earth from electron showers

Yuto Katoh, a geophysicist at Tohoku University, undertook a study into the activities of high-energy electrons that revealed the unexpected role of the Earth's geomagnetic field in defending. Read further on Dynamite News:

Space

How climate change alters rivers on both Earth and Mars

A new study uses terrestrial and Martian data to investigate how river paths change depending on environmental conditions.

Inverse

10 Years Ago, Matt Damon Made a Flawed Sci-Fi Epic That Was Ahead of Its Time

We all owe Neill Blomkamp an apology.

PC Gamer

NASA shouts at space, reestablishes contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft

Inverse

Why a Dig Into Earth’s Climate History Has Scientists Deeply Concerned

We haven't been measuring temperatures for more than a couple hundred years, but paleoclimate data hints that we are at an unusually hot time — and only getting hotter.

Inverse

Perseids: You Need to See This Year's Most Awesome Meteor Shower

The Perseids are visible now, and they'll peak on the night of August 12.

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