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Skies promise a spectacular double display for stargazers

Stargazers are in for a spectacular show as the last super moon of the year combines with a spectacular three-day meteor shower.

The New Daily

When is the next full moon and how to see the Sturgeon supermoon this August

The final supermoon of 2022 is upon us and you can spot the Sturgeon Moon tonight in all its glory.

Daily Record

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: on natural disasters

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The Hindu

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Perseid meteor shower to light up the night sky

It is expected to peak in the early hours of Saturday, and is caused by Earth slamming into the debris left behind by a comet.

The Independent UK

Star Trek movies in order: Chronological and release

Number One, show me a list of all the Star Trek movies in order — both chronological and release — engage!

Space

What is Sturgeon Supermoon? Exact peak time and how it's different to other full moons

Tonight's full moon, also known as the Sturgeon, will be the fourth and final Supermoon of the year – but what does that mean? Here is everything you need to know

Daily Mirror

Perseids meteor shower 2022: Date, time it peaks and how to spot shooting stars

As well as a supermoon this week, the Pereseids meteor shower will also be in full force. But how can you watch the shooting flashes of light and when will it be?

Daily Mirror

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The last supermoon of 2022 will light up tonight’s sky. Here’s what you need to know

Everything you need to know about supermoons and how they affect us

Evening Standard

The last time to catch a supermoon this year is approaching

Supermoons in general appear 17% bigger and 30% brighter than when the moon is at its farthest point away from Earth, according to NASA.

WEKU

Salt of the Earth: Israeli Artist’s Dead Sea Sculptures

Israeli artist Sigalit Landau wades into the warm, briny waters of the Dead Sea to inspect her latest creations -- everyday objects coated in salt crystals that glisten in the bright morning sun. The lowest point on Earth is also Landau's studio where she submerges objects -- from a ballet…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What created the continents? New evidence points to giant asteroids

Earth is the only planet we know of with continents, the giant landmasses that provide homes to humankind and most of Earth’s biomass.

The Conversation

This month’s supermoon will be the last of 2022. When is the Sturgeon supermoon and what is the best time to see it?

The Sturgeon Moon caps off four consecutive months of supermoons. Here's the best way to see August's fishy lunar event.

ABC News

Using fish ear bones to estimate seawater temperature 

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The Hindu

Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’

Hundreds were marooned in the downpour as the climate crisis increases the likelihood of extreme weather

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The Independent UK

Giant meteor impacts created Earth’s continents

Analysis of minerals in rocks suggests that continents were formed through giant meteorite impacts

Inverse

Asteroids may have carved Earth's landforms as we know them — study

An out-of-this-world ingredient made Earth's continents.

The Independent UK

Study finds evidence that giant meteorite impacts created the continents

The theory that the continents originally formed at sites of these collisions had been around for decades but with little evidence to support it.

The Guardian - UK

Driving out invasive species on islands has high success rate and big benefits – study

New research finds that eradicating non-native rats, cats, rabbits and goats is 88% effective in restoring biodiversity

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Daily Mirror

UK's oldest UFO sighting revealed as country's first ever 'X-file' is unearthed

Cromwell Mortimer jotted down a sketch of the mystery object and published it in the Philosophical Transactions, vol XLIII in 1746, which has just come to light for the first time

ABC News

Olivia Newton-John's friends and neighbours remember late Grease star in her 'happy place'

Olivia Newton-John's lifelong friend, Northern Rivers residents and music industry legends remember the caring, "down to earth" star as someone who loved being involved with the community.

Tribune News Service

Death Valley: A first-hand look at the flood damage

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif./Nevada — About 1.3 million people visit the hottest place on Earth each year. On Tuesday, just a handful were at Death Valley National Park.

The Canberra Times

Geocon's huge excavation pit idled as engineers ponder cause of major wall failure

All work has ceased at a Geocon building site in Phillip, where hundreds of tonnes of earth, steel and concrete rained down into an excavation pit.

The Hindu

Space to learn: On the failure of ISRO’s maiden small satellite launch vehicle mission

The failure of the SSLV does not have to be a demoralising lesson

Chicago Sun-Times

Get ready for the ‘sturgeon supermoon’

The full moon will appear bigger and brighter Thursday as its orbit brings it closer to Earth.

The Hindu

Explained | What went wrong with the ISRO launch of SSLV?

Why did the ISRO prefer a SSLV over the PSLV or GSLV? What was the designated function of the satellites on-board the vehicle?

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