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Boy eating ice cream in the Sun on a beach full of parasols and people.
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Did you know summer lasts longer in the Northern Hemisphere? However, for a variety of complex reasons, next year’s northern summer will be about 15 minutes shorter than in 2024.
A herd of mule deer standing in tall grass in front of a blurry Full Moon.
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Since ancient times, Full Moon names have helped us track the change of seasons. July’s Full Moon is called the Buck Moon—thanks to the new antlers that emerge from a buck’s forehead around this time of year.
The 2024 Buck Moon is at 10:17 UTC on July 21.

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'Rare daylight fireball' meteor over NYC created loud boom near Statue of Liberty
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'Rare daylight fireball' meteor over NYC created loud boom near Statue of Liberty
Reports of a daylight fireball and loud booms across New York City and New Jersey suggest a meteor entered the atmosphere above the city and traveled west at 38,000 mph, NASA says.
Planet Earth

Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame
(NASA Goddard/NOAA/DSCOVER)
Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame
New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future. These changes could have major implications for humanity's future.
Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomers want to change how we define a planet — again
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Astronomers want to change how we define a planet — again
Astronomers are proposing a new, more quantitative definition of what makes a planet. The new definition looks more directly at the object's mass — but it would still leave Pluto out of the running.

In the Sky

Comet predicted to light up Earth's skies this fall may be falling apart
A new paper suggests comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, may break apart before it reaches its closest approach to Earth in October. If the comet does survive long enough to reach us, it should be bright enough to spot with the naked eye.
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Stegosaurus 'Apex' sold for nearly $45 million to a billionaire
It is now the most expensive dinosaur skeleton ever sold, and not without controversy.
 
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NASA wants fresh ideas for recycling garbage on the moon
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With crewed Artemis launches on the horizon, NASA is searching for sustainable solutions for waste management during long-term missions on the moon.
Full Story: Space(7/18)
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Science & Astronomy

Scientists can now forecast El Niño years in advance
Scientists can now forecast El Niño years in advance
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The next El Niño Southern Oscillation can be predicted more than two years in advance, according to a new study that looked at thousands of years of past climate data.
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SpaceX

SpaceX ISS launches are under independent NASA review
SpaceX ISS launches are under independent NASA review
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NASA will perform its own re-authorization of SpaceX's Falcon 9 before the rocket launches its next astronaut crew or cargo mission, the agency confirmed Wednesday (July 17).
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Search for Life

Perseverance rover stumbles upon a dusty little snowman
Perseverance rover stumbles upon a dusty little snowman
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU)
On July 13, which is Sol 1208 on Mars, the Perseverance rover's Right Mastcam-Z camera spotted an area with several rock formations during its daily investigation of the Red Planet's surface. It dutifully delivered a photo to Earth. If you look closely, as we did here at Space.com, you might notice that in the bottom left corner of the photo, there's a stack of rocks that resembles a baby snowman!
Full Story: Space(7/18)
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Entertainment

Shocking final 'Alien: Romulus' trailer goes for the gore
Shocking final 'Alien: Romulus' trailer goes for the gore
(20th Century Studios)
Summertime is usually a season where a cool dip in the water is a soothing affair, but after watching this new "Alien: Romulus" final launch trailer that just arrived from 20th Century Studios you might want to rethink sticking your toes into any sort of opaque liquid substance!
Full Story: Space(7/18)
 
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'ChatGPT moment for biology': Ex-Meta scientists develop AI model that creates proteins 'not found in nature'
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'ChatGPT moment for biology': Ex-Meta scientists develop AI model that creates proteins 'not found in nature'
The ESM3 model can 'write' new proteins from scratch, opening up new possibilities for synthetic biology.
History & Archaeology

1,800-year-old ring depicting Roman goddess discovered by ancient quarry in Israel
(Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
1,800-year-old ring depicting Roman goddess discovered by ancient quarry in Israel
A 13-year-old boy hiking in Haifa discovered a Roman-era ring with a depiction of Minerva, the goddess of war and wisdom.

Rock carvings of ancient Egyptian pharaohs found underwater near Aswan
Rock carvings of ancient Egyptian pharaohs found underwater near Aswan
(Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
Archaeologists discovered rock carvings featuring several pharaohs during an underwater expedition near Aswan, Egypt.
Full Story: Live Science(7/18)
Space Exploration

Gaia spacecraft almost doomed by back-to-back meteor strike and solar storm — but ESA says they've found a solution
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Gaia spacecraft almost doomed by back-to-back meteor strike and solar storm — but ESA says they've found a solution
The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft is back to routine operations studying the Milky Way after a meteor strike punctured its protective shield, allowing charged solar particles to stream through.

Health

Rare 'stiff person syndrome' treated with reconfigured cancer therapy
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Rare 'stiff person syndrome' treated with reconfigured cancer therapy
A case study shows how a therapy typically used for cancer could be adapted to treat a disorder that Céline Dion recently disclosed she has.


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NASA's VIPER rover assembled in a clean room flooded with blue light.
The completed Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) sits in a cleanroom at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. (NASA)

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