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NASA's Webb telescope has discovered its first exoplanet

The exoplanet was found using a satellite and spectrography. It has a similar size as Earth, but is much hotter and completes its orbit around its star in two days.

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NASA's James Webb discovers its first ever planet - and it's similar to Earth

The first ever planet discovered by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is located around 41 light-years away and could be similar to Earth, according to scientists

Daily Mirror

How did we save the ozone layer?

A UN report has found the Earth’s ozone layer is on course to be healed within the next 40 years. Madeleine Finlay speaks to atmospheric scientist Paul Newman about this momentous achievement and whether it really is the end of the story

The Guardian - UK

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Wild weather warning as study finds oceans at their hottest in 1000 years

Scientists said the planet’s waters were the warmest ever recorded in 2022, threatening marine life and risking more intense storms.

Daily Record

Curious Kids: what are gravitational waves?

What are gravitational waves? – Millie, age 10, Sydney

The Conversation

Webb Telescope's just found its first exoplanet — but there's a hellish catch

Astronomers say their data on LH 475b proves that JWST can measure the atmospheres of Earth-sized rocky planets.

Inverse

New report shows alarming changes in the entire global water cycle

In 2022, a third La Niña year brought much rain to Australia and Southeast Asia and dry conditions to the other side of the Pacific. These patterns were expected, but behind these variations there are troubling signs the entire global water cycle is changing.

The Conversation

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Company behind first ever Welsh satellite 'devastated' after historic Virgin Orbit launch fails

The Virgin Orbit launch was set to make British space history but didn't go to plan

Wales Online

Nasa mission discovers second Earth-size planet that could be habitable

The exoplanet is at just the right distance from its star to possibly contain liquid water

Evening Standard

Nick Cave's weird, scrapped 'Gladiator 2' script still deserves to be made

Now that progress is actually being made on a 'Gladiator' sequel, it's worth taking a moment to look back at the unproduced, decidedly weird 'Gladiator 2' script that singer-songwriter Nick Cave wrote many years ago.

Inverse

Russia to launch new capsule to return space station crew

Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos says it will launch a new spacecraft to take some of the International Space Station’s crew back to Earth after their capsule was damaged and leaked coolant

The Independent UK

Russia to rescue ISS crew on backup rocket after capsule leak

Russia said on Wednesday it would launch another Soyuz spacecraft next month to bring home two cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut from the International Space Station after their original capsule was struck by a micrometeoroid and started leaking last month.

Reuters

Wednesday briefing: Does failure to launch spell the end of the UK’s space ambitions?

In today’s newsletter: The first rocket mission from the UK didn’t reach orbit, but industry leaders explain why the burgeoning field is ready for liftoff – and what comes next

The Guardian - UK

Blues mount third-period comeback, beat Flames in overtime

ST. LOUIS — Beginning a season-long, seven-game homestand, the Blues refused to come back to earth in a 4-3 overtime win over the Flames on Tuesday night.

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Belfast 50th most congested city in the world, report finds

The 2022 Global Traffic Scorecard compiled by INRIX Inc found drivers here lose 72 hours sitting in traffic

Salon

How to see a comet coming close to Earth

For the next three weeks, you might be able to catch a glimpse of the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). Here's how

Inverse

SpaceX Starlink launch: Elon Musk beefs up the 'megaconstellation'

Elon Musks' Starlink is sending even more internet satellites into its giant low-Earth constellation.

WEKU

U.K.'s highly touted space launch fails to reach orbit due to an 'anomaly'

Virgin Orbit says its LauncherOne rocket "experienced an anomaly" just before it could deliver its payload. The problem arose shortly after a maneuver called the "barbecue roll."

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Evening Standard

Virgin space launch: What went wrong?

The UK’s first rocket launch ended in failure, but what happened to the Virgin Orbit space launch?

Daily Mirror

'Iceland’s landscape is like nothing on Earth - from the epic glaciers to waterfalls'

Best things to see in Iceland whether you're in search of adventure and exploring the epic glaciers, or want to relax in those social media-worthy geothermal pools

Birmingham Post

'Space is hard': What comes next for Cornwall's space race and the operators involved

The fact that the first UK space launch ended in failure is not the end of the story - it is just the beginning.

The Conversation

First study to estimate 'blue carbon' storage in South Africa is useful for climate strategy

Marine ecosystems have a valuable role to play in mitigating the effects of climate change. That’s because such ecosystems – and, particularly, vegetated tidal ecosystems like mangroves and salt marshes – capture and store a significant amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂). CO₂ has accumulated in Earth’s atmosphere at unprecedented…

WEKU

The ozone layer is on track to recover in the coming decades, the United Nations says

The ozone layer is a thin shield in the stratosphere that protects humans and the environment from harmful levels of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.

Inverse

Look! JWST image may upend our understanding of the early universe

Astronomers peered into a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) image. From this view of the deep Universe, they saw a large number of ancient galaxy candidates.

Inverse

Ice geysers could spew alien microbes into space from Enceladus' ocean

Astrobiologists may be able to find life on one of Saturn's tiny moons from space.

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