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Think you know our solar system’s dwarf planets? Test your skills with our new quiz!

Submit on Monday, August 18th, 2025 23:11

Pluto isn’t the only dwarf planet residing in our solar system. Try your hand at naming the others!

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We’re within 3 years of reaching a critical climate threshold. Can we reverse course?

Submit on Monday, August 18th, 2025 22:11

A report published in June found that the world only has three years before it crosses the 1.5 C climate target. So what should we do now?

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Northern lights may be visible in these 15 states tonight

Submit on Monday, August 18th, 2025 21:11

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Iowa as an incoming speedy solar wind could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight.

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SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster will fly with fresh ‘grid fins’ | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2025

Submit on Monday, August 18th, 2025 21:11

Like birds returning to their nests, these feather-like grid fins help steer rockets back down through the atmosphere toward their landing zones.

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Hubble telescope uncovers rare star born from cosmic collision: ‘A very different history from what we would have guessed’

Submit on Monday, August 18th, 2025 19:12

“It’s a discovery that underlines things may be different from what they appear to us at first glance.”

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Don’t miss Mercury, the moon and the Beehive Cluster align in a special August morning sky show

Submit on Monday, August 18th, 2025 17:11

A rare August morning alignment brings Mercury, a thin crescent moon and the Beehive Cluster together in the predawn sky. Here’s how you can see it for yourself.

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How Much Has Mercury Shrunk?

Submit on Sunday, August 17th, 2025 22:12

Mercury is still shrinking as it cools in the aftermath of its formation; new research narrows down estimates of just how much it has contracted.

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See a trio of spectacular star clusters brighten the summer sky in August 2025

Submit on Sunday, August 17th, 2025 21:11

The Hyades, Pleiades and Hercules star clusters make for excellent targets in the late summer months.

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