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Mournes Gateway gondola alternative motion criticised as a 'flat earth society' proposal

"This council notes the concern the continued lack of clarity, as well as increasing public oppositon regarding the visitor centre located at Thomas mountain and 'gondola' elements of the Mournes Gateway project."

Belfast Live

This new AI-powered computer model can predict dangerous solar storms

A new AI-powered computer model is trained to predict when and where solar storms will strike Earth, giving us time to prepare infrastructure that could be impacted, such as the power grid.

Space

Do glitzy awards like the Earthshot Prize actually help solve problems of climate change? – podcast

Every year, tens of billions of dollars are spent by universities, research institutes and private companies to develop solutions for climate change. Yet when a government decides to fund research for a piece of technology or branch of science, it rarely makes news.

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Wetherspoon statement as customers ask 'what on Earth' is going on with prices

"What is actually going on?"

Nottingham Post

Private 'Jackal' inspector satellites to get 1st in-space test this year

Colorado-based startup True Anomaly, which aims to help keep the U.S. on top in space, plans to launch its first two "Jackal" spacecraft to orbit this October.

Space

Three asteroids heading towards Earth TONIGHT - one larger than six double-decker buses

The European Space Agency has listed three asteroids which are set to make close approaches to the Earth in the early hours of Sunday morning and one is described as a risk

Daily Mirror

Is the stratosphere up for a gold rush?

A new generation of companies wants to use large, uncrewed aircraft to beam down 5G signals and keep an eye on Earth.

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Wetherspoons' price hike has customers asking 'what on Earth has happened?'

The pub chain has defended the food and drink increases

Liverpool Echo

'Wetherspoons, what the hell is this?' Customers demand answers as nationwide menu change takes effect

"Can someone please explain what on Earth has happened to Wetherspoons?"

Manchester Evening News

New research shows how rapidly ice sheets can retreat -- and what it could mean for Antarctic melting

The Antarctic Ice Sheet, which covers an area greater than the US and Mexico combined, holds enough water to raise global sea level by more than 57 metres if melted completely. This would flood hundreds of cities worldwide. And evidence suggests it is melting fast. Satellite observations have revealed that…

The Conversation

This is what would happen if scientists found an asteroid heading to Earth

To illustrate the importance of planetary defense NASA scientists have devised an exercise that shows the potential devastation that could be caused by a hypothetical asteroid strike.

Space

West Ham house of horrors as David Moyes can only watch on in despair

As Alexander Isak lifted Newcastle's fourth goal into an empty net, Lukasz Fabianski stood next to him, 30 yards from the goal he should have been defending, hands on hips, wearing the bemused face of a man just awoken at the last stop on a train line: 'How on earth…

Evening Standard

‘How on earth did they get through?’ Met Police vetting under fire over offender officers

Rules around getting rid of unfit officers ‘crazy’, admits Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley

The Independent UK

A 'next-generation' gamma-ray observatory is underway to probe the extreme Universe

Long gone are the days when astronomers only studied the skies with simple optical telescopes. Today, unveiling the mysteries of the Universe involves ever-larger and more complex facilities that detect things like gravitational waves and different forms of electromagnetic radiation – the spectrum of energy that includes visible light and…

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Since the late 19th century, adventurous female 'eclipse chasers' have contributed to science in Australia

A total solar eclipse is a remarkable alignment of our Sun, Earth and the Moon, as the latter casts a perfect shadow across the former.

Zenger

2024 Total Solar Eclipse Guide: Everything You Need To Know

The event of the decade will unfold over North America as the sun, moon, and Earth aligns to create a spectacular solar eclipse.

LiveScience

'Potentially hazardous' skyscraper-size asteroid will zip past Earth Thursday

The potentially hazardous asteroid 2023 FM is larger than a 40-story building and will zoom within 7.5 lunar distances from Earth on Thursday, April 6, according to NASA.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

China plans to ban rare earth magnet exports

BEIJING -- China is considering banning the export of technologies used to produce high-performance rare earth magnets deployed in electric vehicles, wind turbine motors and other products, citing "national security" as a reason, it has been learned.

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‘Like blood, then turned into darkness’: how medieval manuscripts link lunar eclipses, volcanoes and climate change

Before humans started heating the planet by burning fossil fuels in the 19th century, Earth had experienced centuries-long widespread cool period known as the Little Ice Age.

The Conversation

How can we make the space sector more sustainable?

When talking about space, one might think about the stars one sees at night or a good sci-fi film. But space is also crowded with satellites, spacecrafts and astronauts, whose missions can last anywhere from several days to months. Meanwhile, 8,216 unmanned satellites revolve around Earth’s orbits to improve our…

Daily Mirror

Wetherspoons' new price hikes leave customers asking 'what on Earth has happened?'

Some Wetherspoon customers were left wondering if they'd had more to drink than they thought when greeted with the chain's new menus featuring some strange-seeming prices

Space

Medieval lunar eclipse observations show how volcanoes affect Earth's climate

Medieval tomes that recorded how the moon changed color during lunar eclipses could help reveal vital clues about the volcanic eruptions that may have triggered the Little Ice Age in Europe.

LiveScience

The smallest and largest creatures make up most of Earth's biomass, surprising study finds

Contrary to a finding from the 1960s, a new study reveals that the bulk of Earth's biomass comes from giant and tiny organisms.

The Independent UK

States and companies compete for billions to make hydrogen

As fossil fuel emissions continue warming Earth’s atmosphere, the Biden administration is turning to hydrogen as an energy source for vehicles, manufacturing and generating electricity

Space

Ingredients for life discovered in Perseus molecular cloud in space 1,000 light-years from Earth

Astronomers have discovered precursors for life and other complex molecules in a region of star and planet formation close to the solar system, the Perseus Molecular Cloud.

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