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DDOGOnews · 06.08.25↗The Perseid Meteor Shower - A Summer Night SpectacleThe Perseid Meteor Shower is a summer night spectacle that lights up the sky every year.- 🌠 Every summer, the Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky with bright, fast shooting stars.
- ☄️ Meteors are tiny bits of dust and rock from comets that burn up when they enter Earth's atmosphere, making glowing streaks.
- ✨ The Perseids are named after the Perseus constellation and come from debris left by Comet Swift Tuttle.
- 🔥 At their peak, you can see up to 100 meteors an hour, and sometimes huge fireballs brighter than planets!
- 🌌 In 2025, the best time to watch is August 12-13, far from city lights, after your eyes adjust to the dark.
📰 Full edition: 04-10 August 2025
KKids Science Magazine · 04.08.25↗The Planet That's Falling Into Its Star!Have you ever seen something so big, so fast, and so doomed it sounds like a cosmic drama? Meet TOI-2109b, a planet way bigger than Jupiter that's speeding toward its star like a space rollercoaster on fire!- 🌍 Meet TOI-2109b, a giant planet almost twice the size of Jupiter, super heavy, and zooming around its star in just 16 hours!
- ⏳ It's falling in, the planet's orbit is shrinking, and it's getting pulled closer and closer to its star every time it goes around.
- 🔥 Three scary endings, it could crash into its star, get its gas ripped away, or be torn apart by gravity.
- 🧠 Why scientists care, studying this planet helps scientists learn how planets change, die, and maybe even how rocky planets are made.
- 💡 It's so hot there (up to 3,500 degrees Celsius) that it's hotter than some stars, and you could have two birthdays in one Earth day!
📰 Full edition: 04-10 August 2025
