The moon will be about one-third full as one of the year’s last meteor showers becomes most visible.

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Weary of being captive to geopolitics, car companies are looking for ways to replace powerful rare-earth magnets in electric motors.

The moon is far from full this weekend, which could mean good fireball viewing for night sky watchers.

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A Japanese astronomer captured a pair of objects slamming into the lunar surface in recent days.