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Geomagnetic storm to bring auroras again

Like earlier this year, colorful auroras will be visible from northern California to Alabama

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Chinese astronauts zoom in on their nation's launch sites from orbit (video)

In a new video, China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts zoom in on their nation's launch sites from the Tiangong space station in low Earth orbit.

Space

What's inside the moon? Gravity measurements suggest a layer of molten rock

In between the moon's solid core and external surface may swirl a partially molten layer of rock.

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Phew! No 'doomsday' asteroids hide in famous broken comet's debris stream

The Taurid Meteoroid Stream, responsible for two November meteor showers and possibly the Tunguska and Chelyabinsk impacts, probably doesn't hide a civilization-killing asteroid, a new study finds.

Space

Experts worried humans getting bird flu

While California reports more human cases of bird flu, experts say the true number of cases could be much higher

Salon

Milton unleashes deadly tornadoes

Multiple fatalities were reported overnight as the storm left an estimated 3 million without power

Salon

X-Rays Kept Repeatedly Flashing Near a Supermassive Blackhole — Now Astronomers Think They Know What It Is

Besides being metal as heck, the results could shed light on the limits of general relativity.

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World Can't 'Waste Time' Trading Climate Change Blame: COP29 Hosts

The hosts of the upcoming UN climate summit urged countries on Thursday not to "waste time" assigning blame over global warming and instead find common ground in tackling the problem.

International Business Times

COVID shots during pregnancy are crucial

Vaccinating pregnant women so they pass antibodies on to their newborns is an effective way of protecting babies

Salon

We have the satellite data to show climate change is real. Now what?

Free, open source climate data can help bridge the gap between information and environmental action.

Space

Milton hits — more super-storms coming?

How many more devastating storms do we need, one scientist asks, "to convince the denialist crowd?"

Salon

Indonesia Biomass Drive Threatens Key Forests: Report

Indonesia's push to add wood-burning to its energy mix and exports is driving deforestation, including in key habitats for endangered species such as orangutans, a report said Thursday.

International Business Times

China's Solar Goes From Supremacy To Oversupply

Strong state support and huge private investment have made China's solar industry a global powerhouse, but it faces new headwinds, from punitive tariffs abroad to a brutal price war at home.

International Business Times

Youth Facing Unprecedented Wave Of Violence, UN Envoy Warns

Young people are facing an unprecedented wave of violence and sexual abuse driven by war, climate change, hunger, and displacement, the UN's special representative on violence against children has warned.

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Wildlife Populations Plunge 73% Since 1970: WWF

Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment by WWF published on Thursday.

Space

Severe solar storm could supercharge auroras across US, impact power grids, NOAA warns

A powerful X-class solar flare that erupted on Tuesday (Oct. 8) could generate a strong geomagnetic storm Thursday (Oct. 10) and Friday (Oct. 11), possibly leading to supercharged auroras.

Space

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photobombs SOHO spacecraft during powerful solar flare (video)

The SOHO spacecraft captured amazing imagery of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) zooming near the sun as the star unleashed a powerful X flare.

Space

Official 'Star Trek' magazine ends an impressive 30-year run in December

Titan Publications' 'Star Trek Explorer' launches one last issue into the final frontier.

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Astronauts could mine asteroids for food someday, scientists say

Material harvested from asteroids could be used to sustain astronauts during long-duration space missions.

Space

Dominican Republic signs Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration

The Dominican Republic has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 44th nation to join the United States' moon-exploration coalition.

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Hurricane Milton closing in on Florida

The storm is about 160 miles off the coast of Tampa and is expected to make landfall as soon as Wednesday night

Space

James Webb Space Telescope watches a frozen, comet-like object shooting jets of gas

Jets of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide gas were seen coming from a centaur, but what drives them is a big mystery.

Space

Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida with Category 5 strength in new ISS footage (video)

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida as soon as Wednesday (Oct. 9), with Category 5 force. NASA's Kennedy Space Center and several space missions will be affected.

Space

Gateway gift: Northrop Grumman delivers lunar-orbit hab for Space Center Houston display

A full-scale mockup of the astronaut accommodations for a small space station orbiting the moon has arrived at Space Center Houston. Northrop Grumman has donated its prototype for the Gateway HALO.

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NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission May Launch As Early As Sunday Now

The highly-anticipated Europa Clipper mission is hunkering down in Florida to survive Hurricane Milton. Agency officials say it could launch soon.

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