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Why a serious climate strategy is almost impossible in the UK's current political system

The UK government reportedly chose Aberdeen, its carbonisation capital, as the original location to relaunch its de-carbonisation strategy. The strategy, now published, has been strongly criticised by environmentalists. Part of the plan to transition the country away from oil and gas is to allow highly subsidised, mostly foreign-owned companies to…

The Conversation

World's population could plummet to 6 billion by the end of the century, study suggests

A new model has predicted that Earth's population is likely to decrease in all scenarios across the next century and will peak nowhere near the 11 billion previously forecast.

LiveScience

NASA prepping for September arrival of OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample

As OSIRIS-REx flies its return trajectory through space, teams on Earth are preparing for the sample's Sept. 24 landing in the Utah desert.

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Scotland to be treated to Northern Lights starting tonight - how to see aurora borealis

The aurora borealis was highly visible at the end of February and beginning of March and forecasters say it may appear over Scotland once more from tonight.

Daily Record

'Hole' in the sun and powerful X1.2 solar flare threaten space weather mayhem

A powerful solar flare knocked out radio communications on Earth last night in what space weather forecasters fear might be the beginning of a spell of rough space weather in the coming days.

Space

New Zealand skies explode with striking green and pink southern lights

‘Faced with such a scene, you can instantly forget all your troubles’

The Independent UK

Northern Lights to be visible tonight March 30 in UK, Met Office says

The stellar display should be visible in northern Scotland and a bit further south

Nottingham Post

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The deadly atmosphere on Venus could help us find habitable worlds. Here's how

Studying exoplanets similar to Venus could aid the search for habitable worlds by teaching us what not to look for in the universe.

Space

SpaceX aborts 1st launch of Space Force Tranche 0 satellites seconds before liftoff, will try again March 31

SpaceX will launch 10 satellites for the U.S. Space Force Friday (March 31), and you can watch the action live.

Space

UK criticised for ‘lacklustre’ climate policies as threat of legal action looms

Friends of the Earth said it will return to the High Court if the government’s strategy on net zero is not good enough

The Independent UK

Artificial meteor shower will be visible in UK when Japan launches Sky Canvas

The satellites will create the first manmade shooting stars

Wales Online

Northern Lights visible in UK TONIGHT as stargazers treated to aurora borealis spectacle

The Northern Lights will be visible this evening and tomorrow night, with forecasters pinpointing the locations they will be visible from

Daily Mirror

Airplanes face a growing risk of being hit by uncontrolled re-entries of rockets used to launch satellites

On May 11, 2020 a deadly threat flew from Los Angeles to New York City in under nine minutes. It was a 20-tonne Chinese Long March 5B rocket body passing around 60 miles overhead.

The Conversation

The largest black hole ever discovered can fit 30 billion suns. We found it with gravity and bent light

Astronomers have just discovered what may be the largest black hole known to date.

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The Conversation

Fear and Wonder podcast: how scientists know the sea is rising

Last week, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report, delivering a sobering assessment of the state of our climate and the urgency of curbing emissions.

Reason

America Can Have More Clean Energy or More Toad-Protecting Regulations, but Not Both

Carbon-free power isn’t free of hard choices.

Space

Microgravity in space can alter human cells. We now know how

Scientists have discovered how cells respond and adapt to exposure to microgravity, the near-weightless conditions experienced in space.

The Independent UK

Nature favours all creatures great and small over medium-sized, study suggests

The pattern favouring large and small organisms held across all types of species and was more pronounced in land-based organisms, researchers say.

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LiveScience

Object mistaken as a galaxy is actually a black hole pointed directly at Earth

An object once thought to be a radio galaxy is actually an active black hole that changed angles to point directly at Earth, new research suggests.

Space

A tiny Eastern European cubesat measured the monster gamma-ray burst better than NASA. Here's how

The brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen blinded all of NASA's flagship gamma-ray missions last year. This tiny Eastern European cubesat, however, didn't get overwhelmed.

Space

China plans to use parachutes to control its rocket debris problem

China is finalizing testing of a parachute system to help control falling rocket debris downrange.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland to be dazzled by Northern Lights as solar winds race towards Earth

The Northern Lights are set to dazzle much of Scotland tonight as solar winds race towards Earth.

GoodToKnow

Which planets are aligned tonight? Planetary parade - how to see it and the best time explained

It's the last time you'll be able to see the sky spectacular until 2040

The Independent UK

Northern Lights set to dazzle Scotland as solar winds race towards Earth

The Aurora Borealis will be visible on Thursday night and Friday night this week, clear skies permitting.

ABC News

Astronomers detect rare 'ultramassive' black hole, about 33 billion times the mass of the Sun, using gravitational lensing

Astronomers making use of a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing have discovered a black hole about 33 billion times the mass of the Sun.

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