ScientistPankaj: When and where will China's big rocket body fall to Earth this weekend?

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When and where will China's big rocket body fall to Earth this weekend?

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When and where will China's big rocket body fall to Earth this weekend?

(CCTV)

There's no reason to panic. But feel free to be annoyed that we need to worry at all, for astronomers stress that the coming crash was very avoidable.

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NASA's epic Artemis 1 moon mission on a Space Launch System megarocket is 1 month away

(NASA's Exploration Ground Systems via Twitter)

The Artemis 1 team is working toward an Aug. 29 launch date, but that target isn't set in stone.

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James Webb Space Telescope detects a surprise supernova

(Space Telescope Science Institute)

The detection promises to open up a completely new area of research possibilities.

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Skywatching

The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower of 2022 is peaking now

(Starry Night)

The annual Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks tonight (July 29) through dawn on Saturday (July 30) and commonly generates about 15-20 meteors per hour at its peak.

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Science & Astronomy

New clues emerge about runaway star Zeta Ophiuchi's violent past

(NASA/CXC/Dublin Inst. Advanced Studies/S. Green et al.; Infrared: NASA/JPL/Spitzer)

A new study has uncovered evidence supporting the leading theory as to why Zeta Ophiuchi has gone rogue, wandering across the Milky Way.

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SpaceX

Possible SpaceX debris falls in Australia from Crew-1 Dragon spacecraft

(Brad Tucker via Twitter)

The crash site matches the re-entry path of an unpressurized capsule 'trunk' that fell to Earth around July 8.

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Spaceflight

Europe's new Venus probe will have to survive months-long scorching 'aerobrake' procedure

(ESA)

ESA is currently testing materials for their ability to withstand both the heat and the concentration of atomic oxygen expected during EnVision's aerobraking and hopes to have some candidate materials selected by the end of this year.

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Technology

The Oculus Quest 2 is about to get $100 more expensive - get one before the price hike

(Oculus)

The price of the Meta Quest 2 - better known as the Oculus Quest 2 - is going up by $100 on all models from August 1, so if you want one, now is the best time to buy.

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Entertainment

International Space Station has 'peculiar odor,' astronaut says

(ESA)

There's a persistent "peculiar odor" onboard the International Space Station that takes a few days to get used to, according to European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.

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