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Earth sets record for the shortest day

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Earth sets record for the shortest day

(NASA/Reid Wiseman)

Scientists have recorded Earth's shortest day since its rotational period began to be recorded with highly precise atomic clocks: On June 29, 2022, Earth's spin was completed in 1.59 milliseconds under 24 hours.

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Did Russia just launch a spacecraft to stalk a US spy satellite?

(Russian Ministry of Defense)

A newly launched Russian spy satellite may be tasked with stalking one of its American counterparts.

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European Space Agency recruits Shaun (the sheep) for Artemis 1 moon mission

(European Space Agency)

Shaun, the title character from the animated television series "Shaun the Sheep," has been assigned a space on NASA's Artemis 1 mission, targeted for launch later this month.

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POLL QUESTION:

Shaun the Sheep - in plush doll form - will fly well beyond the moon on NASA's uncrewed Orion spacecraft prior to returning to Earth in a little over a month's time. What was the name of the first mammal to fly into space?

Learn the answer here!

Skywatching

August's full moon likely to outshine Perseid meteor shower this year, NASA astronomer says

(NASA/JPL)

This year, the meteor shower will peak on Aug. 12 and 13, which just so happens to conflict with the full moon, whose bright light will make it difficult to see the meteors shooting across the night sky.

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Science & Astronomy

Planets made of dark matter may have blown up, and we could see them

(iStock/Getty Images Plus)

A new hypothesis proposes that a large fraction of dark matter may be bound up inside tight balls the size of Neptune - so-called dark matter planets. But while those planets would remain invisible to us, they might collect atmospheres of helium and hydrogen that could undergo nuclear fusion, giving us a major clue to their presence.

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SpaceX

SpaceX's activities near a Texas beach spark appeal after court dismisses lawsuit

(SpaceX)

The Sierra Club's Brownsville organizer, Emma Guevara, stated the appeal is taking place because the beach is closed weekly to allow "a billionaire [to] launch deadly rockets near homes and wildlife."

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Spaceflight

A month on 'Mars': Preparing to visit the Red Planet ... on Earth

(NASA HMP/Pascal Lee)

On Monday (Aug. 1), a group of eight researchers and their associates headed north to the high Arctic to spend a month at the Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) base on Devon Island, about 15 degrees south of the North Pole.

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Telescopes & Binoculars

Celestron Cometron 7x50 binoculars review

(Jeremy Lips & Dave Brody)

As a first binocular for young astronomers, the Celestron Cometron 7x50 binoculars excel. As a grab 'n' go, "don't really care if they get trashed," second set of binoculars for adults, the Cometrons are without equal.

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Entertainment

Apollo 11 relics among 10,000 mementos flying on Artemis 1 moon mission

(NASA)

A small lunar sample and a piece of the rocket that enabled its collection more than 50 years ago are set to launch on NASA's next mission back to the moon.

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