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Huge Magnetic 'Ropes' Drive Powerful Sun Explosions A new study brings scientists one step closer to predicting solar storms that can wreak havoc on Earth.   See the Partial Solar Eclipse Thursday with a Pinhole Camera (Video) Learn how to make a pinhole camera to safely view the partial solar eclipse rising above North America Thursday (Oct. 23). Read More     Hundreds of 'Exocomets' Around Nearby Star Come in Two Flavors The best look yet at nearly 500 comets around a distant star reveals these alien snowballs come in very different flavors, just like comets around the sun, researchers say. Hacker Monthly -- How Airplanes Fly - Sponsored Content Hacker Monthly is a print magazine version of Hacker News, a social news website wildly popular among programmers and startup founders.   Additional Space.com Headlines 'Interstellar' Actors Quizzed on Space Trivia in New Video Actors Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain of 'Interstellar' are tested on their knowledge of space trivia in a new video. Read More China Poised to Launch Next Moon Mission on Thursday China is set to launch a robotic moon mission this week, a trial by fire; test of re-entry technology for the country's future lunar sample-return efforts. Read More Buzz Aldrin, Elon Musk to Speak at MIT Conference This Week: Watch Live Spaceflight experts will descend on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this week to celebrate the university's aeronautics and astronautics department. Watch it live. Read More     Tom Hanks Flies Alan Bean to the Moon in 'The New Yorker' Hanks, who starred as an astronaut in the feature film "Apollo 13" and helmed the miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon,celebrates Bean and laments the real astronaut's relative anonymity in the current issue of The New Yorker. Comet's Close Encounter with Mars Explained (Infographic) A comet will pass closer to Mars than the moon is from Earth on Oct. 19, 2014. See how the Comet Siding Spring flyby of Mars works. Mars-Bound Comet: Photos of Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring (Gallery) See photos and images of the Mars-bound comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring, which buzzed the Red Planet on Oct. 19, 2014.   You are receiving this email because You've received this message because you've registered or accepted our invitation to receive email from SPACE.com To unsubscribe, click here Copyright � 2014 Purch.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 150 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10011 2425 Lincoln Ave. Ogden, UT 84003