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July 31—This week, we're covering Earth's ever-changing spin, the creation of the first-ever antimatter qubit, the mystery of interstellar meteors, and much more. Enjoy! —Lee Billings, Senior Editor, Space and Physics

Top Stories

First-Ever Antimatter Qubit Could Help Crack Cosmic Mysteries The first antimatter qubit will help search for differences between matter and antimatter Clara Moskowitz

We Just Discovered the Sounds of Spacetime. Let's Keep Listening Less than a decade since the first detection of gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime itself—proposed budget cuts threaten to silence this groundbreaking science Lieke van Son

The Sky Is Falling—From Another Star Astronomers think small space rocks from beyond our solar system routinely strike Earth—but proving it isn't easy Phil Plait

Hurricane Forecasters Keep Crucial Satellite Data Online after Threatened Cuts Microwave satellite data that are key to capturing changes in a hurricane's strength will not be taken from meteorologists as originally planned Andrea Thompson

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'Arsenic Life' Microbe Study Retracted after 15 Years of Controversy A controversial arsenic microbe study unveiled 15 years ago has been retracted. The study's authors are crying foul Dan Vergano

The Surprising Math and Physics behind the 2026 World Cup Soccer Ball Here's how the new tetrahedron-based design for the "Trionda" soccer ball may affect next year's big game Emma R. Hasson

U.S. Nuclear Energy Plans Could Proliferate Weapons The White House has now fully embraced bomb-prone nuclear fuel technology. This should stop before an arms race, atomic terrorism or even nuclear war results Alan J. Kuperman

The Impossible Problems Hidden in a Simple Game of Tetris How complex can a simple game be? Tetris pushes even supercomputers to their limits and amazes mathematicians Manon Bischoff

515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World Record A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ever measured, according to the World Meteorological Organization Emma R. Hasson

What We're Reading

A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology | Ars Technica UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years | BBC Little red dot galaxies have now been found in our local universe | New Scientist

From the Archive

Hardy Microbes Hint at Possibilities for Extraterrestrial Life Studies of extreme ecosystems on Earth can guide the search for Martian life and may reveal the fundamental limits of biology Brianne Palmer

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Satellites see record 515-mile-long lightning flash

Happy Thursday space fans! | Satellites see record 515-mile-long lightning flash | SpaceX launch Crew-11 astronauts to ISS today Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com | Web Version July 31, 2025 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Happy Thursday space fans! It's a big day for space, as the SpaceX Crew-11 astronaut launch to the ISS for NASA is happening today. The four astronauts will liftoff around 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 GMT). We have a link for the launch on our website so be sure to check it out.  Other stories for today include a record-breaking 515 mile-long lightning flash, the James Webb Space Telescope showing a preview of what might happen to our own Sun, and a dive into the Space Age themes of "Fantastic Four: First Steps." We have all that and more for your daily read.  Thanks for exploring with us. Keep looking up,  Kenna  Content Manager, Space.com Satellites see record 515-mile-long lightning flash The "megaflash" occurred in 2017 and stretched from Texas to Missouri. Read More SpaceX launch Crew-11 astronauts to ISS today A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch the four-person Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA from Kennedy Space Center in Florida today at 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 GMT). Read More Space quiz! Why are scientists interested in exoplanet K2-18b? Click here for the answer! It's could have the conditions to sustain life It has diamonds naturally growing on its surface It could offer clues to planetary formation It has a moon similar to our own Space Deal of the Day Free Amazon voucher with NordVPN deal Get up to 76% off NordVPN and claim a free $50 Amazon Voucher! Read More Skywatching Venus reaches highest point in sky on Aug. 1 Venus reaches its highest altitude above the eastern horizon in 2025 on Aug. 1. Read More Spaceflight 1st astronaut to sequence DNA in space leaves NASA Rubins' last day was on Monday (July 28). Read More Science & Astronomy JWST offers preview of what's in store for our sun When sun-like stars reach the end of their lives, they blossom into beautiful planetary nebulas. Read More Mars' glaciers are mostly pure water ice, study finds "They could be a resource in the future if humanity tried to access them." Read More Search for Life Super-Earth K2-18 b may be water-rich ocean planet "It confirms K2-18 b to be our best chance to study a potential habitable environment beyond the solar system at the present time." Read More Entertainment 'Fantastic Four' is a love letter to the Space Age From rocketships and exoplanets, to FTL and black holes, there's something for every space fan in Marvel's "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." Read More Today in Space On this day: July 31, 1971: Astronauts drive on moon Two astronauts from the Apollo 15 mission drove around on a lunar rover for three days. Read More Image of day: ERIS spots disc around young star A possible planet may be carving the disc around the young star. Read More   Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036