A police dog, in the city of Arnold, Missouri, named Vader, passes away after being left unattended in a hot patrol car on Wednesday, July 31.

On Wednesday, August 14, Mars and Jupiter will appear just 0.3 degrees apart in the sky. This is an exceptionally close passage from our perspective, and if you miss it you will have to wait until 2033 to see a closer one.Astronomical events when two objects pass each other in the sky from our perspective are known as conjunctions. If the planets all moved in a perfectly flat plane, every conjunction between two planets would see the closer one blocking out the other. However, each planet has an orbit slightly angled relative to the others, and consequently, we see them pass somewhat to the north and south of each other. The size of that gap varies every time.Close conjunctions make for particularly spectacular sights. When two planets are close enough to be seen in the same field of view of a telescope, as Jupiter and Saturn were in 2020, it’s a treat for amateur astronomers.The full Moon is 0.5 degrees wide, so any field of view that can capture the whole Moon will hold this pair – not just at their closest, but for some time before and after.Even with the naked eye, however, a close conjunction can add extra wonder to the skies, and the contrast of Martian red with Jovian white will be particularly striking. That said, Mars varies a lot in brightness, and while at its brightest it effectively ties with Jupiter, it’s currently 16 times fainter. The pair are bright enough that, clouds permitting, they should be visible from all but the most polluted cities.Unfortunately, however, this is one sight most of the world will miss – the planetary pair is not visible in the evening from anywhere on Earth. Their exact rising time depends on your location, but is generally between midnight and 3 am. Allowing for some time to get through the thickest part of the atmosphere, seeing this is mostly going to involve getting up before astronomical twilight starts.The moment when the two are closest will be 14:53 UTC, during daylight for Europe, Africa, west Asia, and the Americas. However, the two will appear almost as close the morning before and afterward.Conjunctions of Mars and Jupiter occur roughly every two-and-a-bit years, but the last one was almost twice as distant, and also restricted to the morning sky. The next one will be wider still, more than a degree apart, and 2029 will barely come in under two degrees.Close conjunctions do not necessarily mean that the physical distance between the planets is exceptionally small. Mars is less than 100 days past its perihelion (ie its closest approach to the Sun), which in a 687-day orbit puts it closer than average. Jupiter is also somewhat closer than the norm, but not exceptionally close. Since for Mars and Jupiter to be as close as possible requires Mars to be at its most distant point, and Jupiter at its closest, this one is not out of the ordinary. When it comes to a treat for our eyes, however, this is something you will have to wait more than nine years to see as well again.

If you've ever been left frustrated by the mere 24GB of VRAM in an RTX 4090D or found the pathetic 16GB attached to an RTX 4080 Super to be utterly below you, there could be a solution available, if you're resourceful. That's because one Chinese Cloud AI company has been shown using these GPUs but with double their normal VRAM allocation. So, if you ask really, really nicely, they might sort you out with a new double VRAM Nvidia graphics card too. Nvidia isn't set to release any new best graphics card contenders until the much anticipated RTX 5000 series launch at the tail end of this year or start of next year. However, it seems that hasn't stopped this unnamed company from finding its own way to eke out even more performance from its Nvidia cards. Continue reading Nvidia GPUs with double VRAM spotted, but there’s a catch MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards

If you're in the market for a new set of cans, this Logitech gaming headset deal is one to keep an eye on. As part of the Logi Play Days event, the Astro A50 X has received its first discount, and once you use it, you might never want to use any other gaming headset. As one of the best gaming headsets, the Astro A50 X from Logitech left me massively impressed and I even went as far as to say it "may be the only gaming headset I ever need to use" going forward, awarding it a 9/10 score. Now, you can grab one, in either black or white, for $341.99, a saving of 10% against the MSRP. Continue reading My favourite gaming headset just got it’s first big discount MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Logitech G Pro Superlight 2, Logitech G Pro X TKL Lightspeed review, Best gaming mouse

Arena Breakout Infinite players aren’t happy with the PC release of the milsim extraction shooter, accusing developer MoreFun Studios of implementing pay-to-win mechanics despite the developer's claims that "paid features have no impact on gameplay or the fairness of the game." The extraction shooter rival to Escape From Tarkov and Gray Zone Warfare has been playable on mobile since last year, but the PC early access launch has sparked criticism from players. Continue reading Arena Breakout Infinite has P2W mechanics after dev said it wouldn’t MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best multiplayer games, Best simulation games

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At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting J.D. Vance as a vice presidential candidate. So far, each has refused to reveal any details about what they received.

Ukraine pummeled two Russian regions with drones Tuesday as its ground forces tried to smash through defensive lines in a bid to carve out even more territory in its biggest attack on Russian territory since the war began.

President Joe Biden will announce Tuesday he is putting $150 million in new federal funding toward developing technology to better help surgeons successfully remove cancerous tumors, the White House said.