• 12 August tipped as one of the year's best nights for skywatching
• NASA astronauts complete 6.5-hour spacewalk to install solar-array mounting hardware
• Environmentalists warn wildfire-burnt habitats may need centuries to recover
• Scientists use artificial intelligence to design genetic code for 16 functioning viruses
• South Korea publishes lunar orbiter images taken before and after SpaceX rocket debris strike
• Majority of England's rivers and lakes judged failing in first review for six years
• Four thinking styles identified, US cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to two deaths, and funding cuts threaten Jodrell Bank — Guardian science podcast
• Room-temperature stable vaccines could curb global waste, scientists say
• Colorado researchers turn to OnlyFans to fund marmot studies
• New high-detail images reveal previously unseen 'whirlpools' on the Sun
• Gene-edited beagles offer potential future option for people with dog allergies
• Study finds wild deer release millions of tonnes of methane each year
• SpaceX rocket strike on Moon seen as research opportunity by astronomers
• Conservation groups race to buy Rothbury estate as historic family holding goes on sale
• Humble woodlouse hailed for its housekeeping role and pollution resilience
• Mercury reaches greatest western elongation, creating a rare morning viewing window
• Creatives and scientists urge UK government to reverse funding cuts to Jodrell Bank