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How many moons does Jupiter have? Scientists have discovered dozens of them, but the answer may be more complicated than it seems.

LiveScience

Earth from space: Bizarre 'pet cloud' reappears above its favorite spot in New Zealand

A recent satellite image captured the reemergence of a unique, UFO-like cloud, known as the "Taieri Pet," which appears above New Zealand's South Island when conditions are just right.

LiveScience

4,300 tonnes of space junk and rising: another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes

A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding to the growing swarm of space junk clouding our planet’s neighbourhood.

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Flat Earthers: The Musical review – what happens when a ‘Flattie’ and a sceptic fall in love?

Hayes Theatre Co/Griffin Theatre Company, SydneyJean Tong and Lou Wall’s queer musical is very funny but undeniably messy, leaving the audience feeling like they have too many tabs open at once

The Guardian - AU

Former union head Joe de Bruyn’s speech condemning abortion and same-sex marriage sparks walkout at Catholic university

De Bruyn likened abortion rate to the ‘human toll of World War II’ and said same-sex marriage went against ‘every society on Earth’

The Guardian - AU

Half-a-billion-year-old 'marine Roomba' is earliest known asymmetrical animal

A backward question mark shape on the creature's back reveals early animal evolutionary history.

LiveScience

Most of Earth's meteorites may have come from the same 3 spots

Scientists say they've uncovered where the vast majority of Earth's meteorites came from.

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Elon Musk wants to send 30,000 more Starlink satellites into space - and it has astronomers worried

Satellites in orbit are already an obstacle for astronomers. Sending tens of thousands more could compound issues without any solutions.

The Independent UK

A vast meteor striking Earth might have brought about whole new kinds of life, scientists say

Oceans would have boiled away and everything would have been coated in a deadly dust – but still something thrived

The Independent UK

Life ‘may have thrived’ after giant meteorite hit Earth – research

Experts suggest the conditions caused by the impact of the S2 meteorite 3.26 billion years ago may have caused certain life forms to bloom.

Evening Standard

Cop16: What is the UN nature summit and what will negotiations involve?

Here are answers to key questions about the Cop16 conference on biodiversity.

The Independent UK

Basketball in Space: How Zero Gravity Would Transform the Game

Basketball is a fast-paced, gravity-bound sport where speed, agility, and coordination rule the court. But what if we took the game beyond the confines of Earth and into the vast expanse of space? Imagine playing basketball in a zero-gravity ...

USA Today Sports Media Group

Inside the Extreme Workout Regimen of An Astronaut Stuck at the International Space Station

Here are the surprising fitness workouts NASA astronauts perform on the International Space Station to stay healthy and ready for daring spacewalks.

Inverse

Orionid meteor shower to light up night sky

The display will produce up to 25 fast meteors with fine trains per hour.

The Independent UK

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Listen to haunting sounds of Earth's magnetic field flipping 41,000 years ago in eerie new animation

A new video shows how Earth's magnetic field weakened and warped before temporarily flipping during a recent "polar reversal event."

The Independent UK

The colors of the world are changing as climate change is morphing nature’s most beautiful sights

Warming global temperatures can turn brilliant fall foliage colors brown and ocean waters bright green

Space

With real scientific data, artist Martin Vargic has visualized hundreds of alien planets

Space.com talks to artist and author Martin Vargic, who is turning exoplanets into stunning and intricate art.

Space

Exclusive: Doritos' 1st ad filmed in space features special 'zero-g' chips (video)

It is not a sound often heard in Earth orbit, but in the newly released footage of snack and space history being made, it is clearly there. *Crunch* Doritos is releasing its first ad filmed in space.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: UN body warns Israel over ‘potential destruction’ of population in north Gaza

OHCHR says Israel may be causing the ‘destruction of the Palestinian population’ by ‘death and displacement’. Plus, is Elon Musk’s $1m giveaway legal?

Inverse

Comet Watch! Don’t Miss This Visitor From The Oort Cloud On Thursday

On October 24, look low in the eastern sky just before sunrise to check out a comet from the Oort Cloud.

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King Charles urged to 'address the nation' about alien life

King Charles has been urged to address the nation to "put fears at rest" if evidence is published that confirms extraterrestrial life outside of Earth.

LiveScience

Which are rarer: diamonds or emeralds?

The rarity of precious gemstones comes down to the geologic process of their formation.

The Guardian - UK

Humanity is on the verge of ‘shattering Earth’s natural limits’, say experts in biodiversity warning

As the Cop16 biodiversity conference begins, scientists and academics say human activity has pushed the world into a danger zone

The Guardian - UK

Starwatch: moon meets Mars and twin stars

The moon will make a close pass of a rapidly brightening red planet in the constellation Gemini

International Business Times

UN Chief Seeks 'Significant' Funding At Summit To Save Nature

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged "significant investment" in a fund created to safeguard Earth's biodiversity as he addressed delegates to the world's biggest nature protection conference in Cali, Colombia.

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