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2021-12-31 10:30:05 Look up! The annual Ursid meteor shower runs from about December 17 to 26 every year. It always peaks around the December solstice, that is, around now.

The Ursids' peak is probably the morning of December 22. But, in 2021, full moon was December 18-19.

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2021-12-30 10:30:05 | Supersonic Shocks |

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know space is weird. But just how weird might surprise you. Space is dominated by invisible electromagnetic forces that we typically don’t feel. It’s also full of bizarre types of matter that we never experience on Earth. ⠀
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This image depicts supersonic shocks, one of 5 weird things that happen in outer space.

Image Credit NASA
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2021-12-29 12:06:59 Open / Comment

2021-12-29 10:30:00 Sally Mesarosh in Apache Junction, Arizona, captured this beautiful image of the moon rising over nearby mountains last Saturday. She wrote: "Nearly a full moon rising over the Superstition Mountains in Arizona." Thank you, Sally!

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2021-12-28 17:30:00 | #TOP5 Countries with the Lowest Suicide Rates |

The world's lowest suicide rates are in the following countries:

Antigua and Barbuda - 0.4
Barbados - 0.6
Grenada - 0.7
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 1.0
Sao Tome and Principe - 1.5 Open / Comment

2021-12-28 10:30:00 | Do you like grasshoppers? |

Say hello to the new nameless grasshopper - being called the nameless Scaria - a new discovery in the grasshopper family. Old photographs on social media led scientists to its discovery.

Hear how citizen scientists discovered this grasshopper, and learn about the debate over whether a new species can be named from photos only. Plus, see more photos of the new grasshopper.

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2021-12-27 17:30:00 | #TOP5 Countries with the Highest Suicide Rates |

In 2019, the ten countries with the highest suicide rates (number of suicides per 100k) were:

Lesotho - 72.4
Guyana - 40.3
Eswatini - 29.4
South Korea - 28.6
Kiribati - 28.3

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2021-12-27 13:11:26 | The following is a list of the #TOP5 highest-grossing opening weekends for films. |

1. Avengers: Endgame (2019) $1,223,641,414

2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $640,521,291

3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $600,506,041 citation needed

4. The Fate of the Furious (2017) $541,937,239

5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) $528,966,675

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