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From Apollo to Artemis: 50 years on, is it time to go back to the moon?

Last week’s Nasa launch is the first in a flurry of successors to the Apollo programme, reopening the debate on the value of sending humans into space

The Guardian - UK

Our writers predict World Cup winners, player of the tournament & dark horse

Qatar is ready to take centre stage for the greatest tournament on earth, with the competition kicking-off today.

The National (Scotland)

Mystery ocean crater discovered is 'related' to the meteorite that wiped out dinosaurs

A mystery crater that has been found on the Atlantic Ocean's floor is said to be 'related' to the meteorite which wiped out the dinosaurs, according to new research

Daily Mirror

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'Rick and Morty' Season 6 Episode 7 release date, time, title, and trailer for Adult Swim’s sci-fi show

After a midseason hiatus, the intergalactic hijinks return in full force on Sunday.

Inverse

Humans will be living on the Moon 'and doing science' in the next 10 years, NASA says

Howard Hu, who leads NASA's Orion lunar spacecraft programme, revealed that people will be living on the Moon's surface and carrying out science there "in this decade"

Daily Mirror

The world generates so much data that new unit measurements were created to keep up

The mass of the Earth can now be measured as 6 ronnagrams rather than 6,000 yottagrams. An electron's mass can now be said to be about 1 rontogram rather than 0.001 yoctograms.

WEKU

Supershear earthquakes are super powerful, and a lot less rare than previously thought

On April 18, 1906, San Francisco phonograph dealer Peter Bacigalupi’s day began like none other.

Los Angeles Times

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Life inside Death Valley with just 576 residents, where temperatures hit scorching 94C

Across the globe, many countries experience sweltering summers while praying for cooler temperatures but there is only one place that takes the title for the hottest place on Earth

Daily Mirror

How does a rhino grow horns, and what was the longest war? Try our kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brain-teasers for future quizzes

The Guardian - UK

Earth weighs in at six ronnagrams as new prefixes picked for big and small

Ronna, quetta, ronto and quecto added to International System of Units in first such change for more than 30 years

The Guardian - UK

Wildfires often lead to dust storms – and they’re getting bigger

Wildfires affect large areas of the Earth’s surface and many of their effects occur at an alarming speed. The fires that consumed half of Australia’s Kangaroo Island in 2019 left a trail of animal corpses in their wake. In 2021, wildfires burned over 2.5 million acres of land in California.

The Conversation

France's energy mix in turmoil

Rising gas and oil prices have plunged Europe into its worst energy crisis in decades. France has been hit hard, but perhaps not for the reasons you would expect. Nuclear and hydroelectric power, the country's main sources of electricity, are both running out of steam. Has the French energy mix…

France 24

Iceland tells tourists it's like an alien planet. A NASA scientist agrees

"Iceland. Better than space." That's the new tagline from Iceland's tourism board. We asked the head of Visit Iceland why her country might have an edge over space — and consulted NASA as well.

WEKU

Scientists figured out how to solve an ancient Martian mystery — with rocks found on Earth

Martian meteorites found their way to Earth. In turn, they bore a chemical that has the secret to how much water was on ancient Mars.

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Donegal brand ‘so grateful’ to Sarah Jessica Parker as coat sells out after she wore it filming in NYC

Exclusive: “Sarah Jessica is so down to earth and has such love for Donegal so we were so appreciative to her..."

Salon

Gravity: The final frontier

In a technological triumph for humankind, astronomers can now "hear" the echoes of unfathomably distant black holes

Evening Standard

World Cup 2022: The greatest show on earth is here, but don’t lose sight of the true cost of Qatar tournament

Construction workers from Bangladesh and Nepal frantically complete last-minute snagging in intense heat; drained players race to be ready for their opening game; WAGs adjust to life on a luxury cruise ship; and fans from across the globe descend on a desert state smaller than London.

The New Daily

Everything we know about NASA’s return to the Moon

NASA is set to make another giant leap for mankind as it plans to send more people to the moon – and leave them there.

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Commentary: Why governments need to send everyone washing-machine filters — and fast

An environmental crisis is brewing in your washing machine.

Inverse

Artemis 2 and beyond: 3 steps NASA needs to take to send astronauts to the Moon

With Artemis I finally en route to the Moon, its stumbles provide big lessons for future lunar missions.

Reuters

Fossils of car-sized dinosaur-era sea turtle unearthed in Spain

Plying the subtropical seas that washed the coasts of the archipelago that made up Europe 83 million years ago was one of the largest turtles on record, a reptile the size of a small car - a Mini Cooper to be precise - that braved dangerous waters.

Salon

How NASA is going back to the Moon

Following numerous delays, Artemis 1 launched, marking one small step for future Moon missions

Belfast Live

Johnny Sexton on 'insane' meeting with NBA legend Steph Curry

"I couldn't get over how humble he was, how down to earth he was."

France 24

A giant leap for space exploration: Rocket launch paves way for return to Moon

This week, NASA's next-generation Moon rocket blasted off with three test dummies aboard. The successful launch brings the United States one step closer to putting astronauts back on the surface of the Moon. If everything goes according to plan, Artemis 1 will propel a capsule to orbit around the Moon…

The Independent UK

Poll: Religious Americans less worried about climate change

A new Pew Research Center report explores how religion in the U.S. intersects with views on the environment and climate change

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