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Archive for August, 2023

Supersonic tsunamis 3 times as tall as our sun are breaking on a distant ‘heartbreak star’

August 15th, 2023 by

The enormous waves are the result of gravitational tides dragging around stellar material.

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The August new moon is ideal for spotting stunning deep sky objects tonight

August 15th, 2023 by

The new moon on Aug. 15 will offer dark skies perfect for skywatchers to hunt out stunning Messier objects like the globular cluster M2, the Butterfly Cluster and the Wild Duck Cluster.

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August Super Blue Moon guide 2023: The biggest and brightest moon of the year snuggles up to Saturn

August 15th, 2023 by

The Blue Moon of August 2023 rises on Aug. 30, offering skywatchers a second chance to catch a supermoon alongside Saturn in the night sky.

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July 2023 was the hottest month on Earth since at least 1880 ‘by a longshot,’ NASA says

August 15th, 2023 by

In the wake of Hawaii’s tragic wildfires, NASA experts discuss our planet’s critically rising temperatures.

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Researchers dig deep underground in hopes of finally observing dark matter

August 15th, 2023 by

Physicists like me don’t fully understand what makes up “dark matter.” Deep beneath South Dakota, we’re trying to change that.

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‘Strange New Worlds’ season 2 finale brings back those alien antagonists, the Gorn

August 15th, 2023 by

The finale of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” season 2 feels like a lazy lurch over the finishing line after an intriguing, if mixed order, season.

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First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don’t learn from history

August 15th, 2023 by

How humanity responds to the first contact with intelligent alien life could determine the very fate of our species. Here’s what we can learn from history.

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Russia’s Luna-25 moon lander snaps 1st pictures from space (photos)

August 15th, 2023 by

Luna-25, Russia’s first moon lander since 1976, beamed back images of Earth and the moon on Aug. 13 while heading toward lunar orbit.

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