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We have the satellite data to show climate change is real. Now what?

Free, open source climate data can help bridge the gap between information and environmental action.

Space

Orionid meteor shower 2024: when and where to see it in the UK this October

The annual celestial event occurs when Earth passes through the debris left behind by Halley's Comet

Evening Standard

Space isn’t all about the ‘race’ – rival superpowers must work together for a better future

In recent years, a new “space race” has intensified between the United States and China. At a campaign rally last weekend, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump invoked this rivalry when declaring the US will “lead the world in space”, echoing Democratic counterpart Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Conversation

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Starmer bids to end Tory ‘scorched earth’ industrial relations policy with workers’ rights reset

Labour’s workers’ rights reforms will include an end to zero-hour contracts and the repeal of anti-strike laws

The Independent UK

Severe solar storm could supercharge auroras across US, impact power grids, NOAA warns

A powerful X-class solar flare that erupted on Tuesday (Oct. 8) could generate a strong geomagnetic storm Thursday (Oct. 10) and Friday (Oct. 11), possibly leading to supercharged auroras.

Space

'Severe' solar storm that hit Earth Thursday could be 'global phenomenon' with auroras as far south as California

A powerful solar outburst hit Earth Thursday, triggering a "severe" geomagnetic storm. Auroras could be visible as far south as California and Alabama, NOAA predicts.

LiveScience

US Forecasts Severe Solar Storm Starting Thursday

A massive ball of plasma and accompanying magnetic field ejected from the Sun is expected to strike Earth on Thursday morning, potentially triggering auroras as far south as Alabama, according to US forecasters.

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Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes

Space forecasters say a severe solar storm is heading to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes

The Independent UK

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photobombs SOHO spacecraft during powerful solar flare (video)

The SOHO spacecraft captured amazing imagery of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) zooming near the sun as the star unleashed a powerful X flare.

Space

I’m (begrudgingly) an Elon Musk expert. Here’s what I think he’s gaining from being a Trump fanboy

Just a few years ago, Elon Musk carefully refused to pigeonhole himself politically and often harshly criticized Trump. Now he’s all in on Trump — both financially and emotionally, writes Io Dodds.

The Independent UK

Astronauts could mine asteroids for food someday, scientists say

Material harvested from asteroids could be used to sustain astronauts during long-duration space missions.

Space

Mysterious 'blobs' in Earth's mantle are not what we thought, study claims

Lava that erupts from hotspots around the world seems to come from a similar ancestral magma, new research finds.

LiveScience

How mainstream climate science endorsed the fantasy of a global warming time machine

When the Paris agreement on climate change was gavelled into being in December 2015, it briefly looked like that rarest of things: a political victory for climate activists and delegates from the poorest regions of the world that, due to colonisation by today’s wealthy nations, have contributed little to the…

The Conversation

A rare comet brightens the night skies in October

A rare, bright comet will be visible in October, clear skies permitting

The Independent UK

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NASA astronaut photographs Hurricane Milton from space, right before it hits

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominik has captured Hurricane Milton from the International Space Station

LiveScience

Earth's crust may be building mountains by dripping into the mantle

An odd phenomenon called lithospheric dripping might occur wherever mountains form.

Space

These space tech spinoffs are helping scientists fight climate change

Innovations in satellite, telescope and spacecraft technology are not only essential to space exploration, but are also helping to better monitor and mitigate climate change on Earth.

The Independent UK

Miranda Hart had the world at her feet. Where on earth did she go?

The writer and actor’s memoir, ‘I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You’, reveals that the woman who seemed to have ‘such fun’ entertaining the nation was privately having none at all, writes Jasper Rees

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‘A huge loss’: is it the end for the ship that helped us understand life on Earth?

The Joides Resolution has contributed to our understanding of climate crisis, the origin of life, earthquakes and eruptions. But funding cuts mean it may have sailed its last expedition

Total Film

Aubrey Plaza's Agatha All Along mystery character is a cosmic Marvel entity with comic book connections to Thanos and Deadpool

Aubrey Plaza's Agatha All Along character is one of the most powerful cosmic beings in Marvel Comics

Space

Record-breaking ancient spinning galaxy challenges cosmic evolution theories

Astronomers have discovered the most distant and, thus, earliest strongly rotating galaxy ever seen that is well-organized rather than chaotic and messy, challenging our theories of cosmic evolution.

LiveScience

32 things on Mars that look like they shouldn't be there

The more scientists study the Red Planet, the more they find unusual objects and patterns scattered across Mars' surface. Here are some of the most baffling.

The Conversation

Is sustainable development possible? Only if we take a unified approach

With this year’s annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) summit set to take place in a little over a month in Azerbaijan, the world’s attention once again turns to climate change, resource security and the goals of sustainable development.

Space

Can Rocket Lab come to NASA's rescue with new Mars sample-return plan?

In response to NASA's plea for help bringing the cost and complexity of its Mars sample-return program, Rocket Lab has won a contract to study a potential solution.

Space

Dragon's-eye view: Astronaut captures amazing shots of Hurricane Milton from space (photos, video)

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick snapped striking photos of the powerful Hurricane Milton through the window of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which is docked to the ISS.

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