Earth's continents drying out at unprecedented rate

Happy Monday space fans! | SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts arrive ahead of launch | Earth's continents drying out at unprecedented rate Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com | Web Version July 28, 2025 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Happy Monday space fans! We have lots of great stories for your daily read today, including the SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts arriving in Florida ahead of the scheduled launch on Thursday (July 31) at 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 GMT). Stay tuned as we follow the launch and share all the updates for you.  Other headlines for today include satellite data revealing that Earth's continents are drying out faster than expected, NASA losing nearly 4,000 employees due to a new "deferred resignation" program under the Trump administration, and a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Hulu show "Alien: Earth." We have all that and more.  Thanks for exploring with us. Keep looking up,  Kenna  Content Manager, Space.com SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts arrive ahead of launch Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui and Oleg Platonov say they are ready for July 31 liftoff. Read More Earth's continents drying out at unprecedented rate The US West Coast is the world's worst mega-drying region. Read More Space quiz! What is a pulsar? Click here for the answer! A special type of nebula A certain size of black hole A neutron star spinning and emitting radiation at regular intervals A black hole of a certain size eating objects at regular intervals Skywatching Mars shines near waxing crescent moon after sunset Mars will be less than four degrees from the crescent moon around sunset on July 28. Read More What are '7 wonders of the universe' in night sky? What could we choose as the seven most remarkable celestial objects visible either with our eyes or with a small telescope? Read More Spaceflight NASA to lose employees in 'deferred resignation' The resignations will reduce NASA's workforce by more than 20%, to roughly 14,000. Read More Space Perspective bought by Spanish company "This is a historic opportunity for two former rivals to join forces and make manned space tourism a reality." Read More Science & Astronomy Spinning dead star's strange 'glitches' oddly regular Ultimately, we do not understand where glitches come from or exactly what's going on inside pulsars. Read More Forecasters lose 3 satellites ahead of storm season Satellite data allows meteorologists to keep track of the location, structure and intensity of severe weather, helping to keep people safe. Now they're losing access to these satellites. Read More SpaceX SpaceX launch is 2nd Starlink mission in 24 hours Liftoff occurred at 12:31 a.m. EDT on Sunday (July 27). Read More Entertainment Inside Hulu's 'Alien: Earth' with crawling eyeballs "When aliens come to our planet we realize they're really the thing of nightmares, which we're going to give people." Read More Today in Space On This Day: July 28, 1851: 1st total solar eclipse pic The image was created using a type of chemical process known as daguerreotypy. Read More This Week In Space podcast: Episode 170: Batteries With Dr. Robert O'Brien of USRA Read More Image of day: Vera Rubin Observatory recalibrates The glowing light shows the intricate details that make this cutting-edge telescope work. 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