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Did a Powerful Solar Storm Just Set the U.S. Sky Ablaze with Rare Northern Lights?

A rare geomagnetic storm lit up skies across the U.S., with auroras seen in unexpected places. Could the UK see more of the same this year?

International Business Times UK

Aliens, asteroid mining … and Mars births? Royal Society envisions next 50 years in space

UK needs a ‘clear national ambition’ to avoid missing out as science changes rapidly, Space: 2075 report warns

The Guardian - UK

When the sun dies, could life survive on the Jupiter ocean moon Europa?

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar system.

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The mysterious hill in Sudan that looks like 'landlocked lips' — Earth from space

A 2012 Google Earth photo captured a hill formation in Sudan that bears a striking resemblance to human lips. Not much is known about the unusual landmark, but researchers have guessed how it formed.

LiveScience

Helldivers 2's Illuminate invasion brought players from around the world together, and our defence of Super Earth's Shanghai even made the news in China

Teamwork makes the dream work

GamesRadar

Five geoengineering trials the UK is funding to combat global warming

The UK government recently announced plans to fund five small-scale trials related to geoengineering. It’s the first time a state research funding body has put serious money into what’s known as solar radiation management, or SRM, which seeks to cool the planet by reflecting more of the Sun’s energy back…

The Conversation

Satellites are polluting Earth's atmosphere with heavy metals. Could refueling them in orbit help?

In-orbit servicing and refueling could help curb the environmental harm done by the space industry. But will operators subscribe to the greener business model? The jury is out.

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Volcanologist reveals exactly what happened at Mount Etna

Mount Etna eruptions are commonly described as ‘Strombolian eruptions’ – though that may not apply to this event

The Independent UK

15 Animals That Start With “E” (And Where They Live)

Explore animals that start with “E,” like the elephant, emu, eel, elk, & echidna! Discover where these animals starting with E live in the world.

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What’s a ‘Strombolian eruption’? A volcanologist explains what happened at Mount Etna

On Monday morning local time, a huge cloud of ash, hot gas and rock fragments began spewing from Italy’s Mount Etna.

The Conversation

Land and Carbon's Innovative Model Restores Land, Empowers Landowners, and Fights Climate Change

Land and Carbon, Inc. emerges with a mission to regenerate the Earth's most degraded lands while creating new transformative value and revenue for those who depend on it most.

International Business Times

New 'Fantastic Four' Footage Addresses A Tragic Fan Theory

A twist might be hiding in plain sight.

Inverse

The Milky Way was on a collision course with a neighboring galaxy. Not anymore

NASA scientists had forecast an impending crash in four billion years, sending the sun flying

The Independent UK

What's at the center of Mars? Maybe the stench of rotten eggs

Mars' core formed within just a few million years, scientists say compared to the hundreds of millions or even billions of years that it took for Earth's core to form — it also might smell like rotten eggs.

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The Independent UK

Northern lights could be visible again in some US states after weekend solar storms

Space weather forecasters say northern lights may be visible in parts of the northern United States following weekend solar storms

LiveScience

'It's like trying to grow a tree in an oven': Gold mining is sucking the Amazon rainforest dry

Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.

The Conversation

New model helps to figure out which distant planets may host life

The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary science. The U.S. is building multiple major telescopes and planetary probes to advance this search. However, the signs of life – called biosignatures – that scientists may find will likely be difficult to interpret. Figuring…

The Independent UK

Solar storms are causing Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellites to plunge to Earth

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The Independent UK

The sun is causing Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites to drop from space

Solar storms could see satellite parts hit the ground, scientists warn

Space

Turning the Red Planet green? It's time to take terraforming Mars seriously, scientists say

A new study debates the complex ethical questions that must be considered if we're to terraform Mars and lays the blueprint for a potential path forward.

Evening Standard

The War Between the Land and the Sea - what do we know about the new Doctor Who show?

Doctor Who’s fourteenth series is over - but there’s more Who content coming down the track

The Independent UK

Bright green meteor zooms past Sydney as auroras dazzle across Australia

Auroras sparked by latest solar storm also seen in US

The Guardian - UK

A chance to spot rare and mysterious noctilucent clouds

At this time of year in the northern hemisphere, just after the sun sets, these mysterious cloud can appear in the west

The Conversation

Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution

Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design. Its host? Every human on Earth with a wifi signal.

Inverse

16 Years Later, One Sci-Fi Spinoff Is Trying To Pull Off A Difficult Trick

'The War Between the Land and the Sea' is the next installment in the 'Doctor Who' universe. Will it work?

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