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Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it

Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called organelles that perform specific functions essential for the cell’s survival and operation. For instance, the nucleus stores genetic material, and mitochondria produce energy.

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What is the THAAD antimissile system that the US is sending Israel?

Washington wants to test if its advanced THAAD system is useful against Iran’s new hypersonic ballistic missiles.

Al Jazeera

Look Up! The Brightest Supermoon of 2024 Is Happening This Week — And It Comes With A Bonus Comet

The Hunter's Moon rising this week is 2024's third supermoon in a row, which means the full Moon will look slightly bigger and brighter in the sky than usual.

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Pollution from rocket launches and burning satellites could cause the next environmental emergency

The growing number of rocket launches and satellites burning up in Earth's atmosphere could trigger the world's next big environmental emergency.

Space

Earth from space: 4 near-identical glaciers spark new life in Arctic island's 'polar desert'

This 2012 satellite photo shows a quartet of near-identical glaciers on Canada's Ellesmere Island. The ice masses help to spark life in the otherwise barren Arctic environment.

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About 80% of countries fail to submit plans to preserve nature ahead of global summit

Countries promised to save 30% of land and sea for nature - but as their deadline approaches, only 24 have followed through with a plan

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Europa Clipper spacecraft launched by Nasa to look for signs of life on Jupiter moon

Spacecraft will take more than five years to reach Europa

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Liftoff! NASA Just Successfully Launched The Largest Spacecraft to a Planet in the Agency’s 66-Year History

NASA's Europa Clipper has finally launched towards Jupiter, where it will attempt to answer one of the biggest questions about the universe.

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“Hugely Significant”: Nasa Launches Spacecraft To Jupiter Moon In Search Of Alien Life

Nasa Launches "hugely significant" mission to Europa, a moon of Jupiter that could contain the first signs of life beyond planet Earth. The post “Hugely Significant”: Nasa Launches Spacecraft To Jupiter Moon In Search Of Alien Life first appeared on Bored Panda.

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NASA Launches Europa Clipper Mission To Explore Jupiter's Moon

Explore NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's moon Europa in search of life in its hidden ocean. Discover the potential for life beyond Earth.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches NASA's Europa Clipper probe to explore icy Jupiter ocean moon (video)

Europa Clipper launched today (Oct. 14) atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, kicking off a highly anticipated astrobiology mission to the Jupiter ocean moon Europa.

Space

Is Europa suitable for life? NASA intends to find out

Europa Clipper will explore the ice-covered world.

Fortune

Monster black hole is a 'cosmic Michael Myers' killing a star and brutally attacking another

NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope has spotted the cosmic serial killer that, like Michael Myers, is back for a sequel, killing a star and attacking a second star with its remains.

Space

‘Wavy’ jet stream to bring warm weather to north-west Europe

Warm air from south to deliver above-average temperatures – but heavy rain expected to follow

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China’s secretive new 'Thousands Sails' satellites are an astronomer's nightmare, 1st observations reveal

The launch of the Qianfan satellites on Aug. 6 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

Space

4 must-see Jupiter movies to help you prepare for NASA's Europa Clipper mission

Journey to Jupiter and Europa with four sci-fi films centered around the Jovian system ahead of NASA's Europa Clipper mission.

The Conversation

Godzilla at 70: The monster’s warning to humanity is still urgent

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations. Many of these witnesses have spent their lives warning of the dangers of nuclear war – but initially, much of the world didn’t want to hear it.

The Conversation

Scientists around the world report millions of new discoveries every year − but this explosive research growth wasn’t what experts predicted

Millions of scientific papers are published globally every year. These papers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine present discoveries that range from the mundane to the profound.

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“All-stars like Phil X, Jimmy Herring, Derek Trucks and Richard Fortus have sung the Hyperdrive’s praises. Now a new IAM overdrive/boost pedal has entered Earth’s atmosphere”: Interstellar Audio Machines Supernova Zoeldrive review

Greetings, Earthlings, here comes a boost/overdrive fresh from the final frontier bearing all the tonal hallmarks of the reassuringly terrestrial Fender Tweed drive

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Hezbollah drone attack kills four IDF soldiers as US prepares to send missile system to Israel

The strike, which Hezbollah said was retaliation for one in Beirut that killed 22 people, is the deadliest since Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon. Plus, trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year

Space

James Webb Space Telescope wins 'race against time' to directly observe young exoplanet

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope had to race against time to image a young exoplanet before it disappeared for a decade.

LiveScience

The biggest supermoon of the year is about to rise: When to see the 'Hunter's Moon' at its best and brightest

The Hunter's Moon will be the first full moon of autumn when it rises on Oct. 17. It will also be the third and closest supermoon of the year.

The Guardian - UK

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?

The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating

The Guardian - UK

Europa Clipper to blast off on mission to find out if Jupiter moon may hold life

$5bn Nasa mission will assess whether ice-covered moon that is thought to have twice Earth’s water is habitable

International Business Times

Is Life Possible On A Jupiter Moon? NASA Goes To Investigate

Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? If our solar system turns out to be home to two habitable worlds (Europa and Earth), "think of what that means when you extend that result to the billions and billions of other solar systems in this galaxy,"…

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