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Nations try to rein in destructive anti-satellite weapons

The U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Japan have already banned destructive anti-satellite weapons tests.

Axios

'The most significant environmentalist in history' is now king. Two Australian researchers tell of Charles' fascination with nature

The natural world is close to the heart of Britain’s new King Charles III. For decades, he’s campaigned on environmental issues such as sustainability, climate change and conservation – often championing causes well before they were mainstream concerns.

The Conversation

Harpoons, robots and lasers: how to capture defunct satellites and other space junk and bring it back to Earth

More than half of the thousands of satellites in orbit are now defunct, and this accumulation of floating space debris has been described as a “fatal problem” for current and future space missions and human space travel.

The Conversation

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Folded diamond has been discovered in a rare type of meteorite

A “folded diamond” doesn’t sound entirely plausible. But that’s exactly what we’ve found inside a rare group of meteorites known as ureilites, which likely came from the mantle of a dwarf planet or very large asteroid that was destroyed 4.56 billion years ago in a giant collision.

The Conversation

This space diamond could transform manufacturing on Earth

Researchers took a closer look at lonsdaleite, a mineral found in meteorites that is even harder than diamonds. It could potentially be recreated on Earth in labs — and change manufacturing forever.

Inverse

The Gomeroi people have fought Santos' Narrabri Gas Project for a decade. They hope a novel climate change argument could help them win

When the Gomeroi people refused to consent to the Narrabri Gas Project, Santos started legal proceedings. The traditional owners hope a novel interpretation of native title laws could see them win.

ABC News

James Shaw on a sci-fi master

Green co-leader and others pay tribute to Philip Mann

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Curious Kids: what is exotic matter, and could we use it to make wormholes?

What is exotic matter, and could we use it to make wormholes? – Julia, aged 14, London

The Conversation

A private mission wants to find alien life on the Solar System's most unrelenting planet

The Venus Life Finder mission wants to find microbes on the place they shouldn't be able to survive.

Inverse

Help! We Are Still Alive review – muddled apocalyptic comedy

A couple strive to survive Earth’s end of days with some glorious songs in an otherwise stagnant two-hander

The Guardian - UK

How you can help protect sharks – and what doesn't work

Sharks are some of the most ecologically important and most threatened animals on Earth. Recent reports show that up to one-third of all known species of sharks and their relatives, rays, are threatened with extinction. Unsustainable overfishing is the biggest threat by far.

The Conversation

Megadrought in the American south-west: a climate disaster unseen in 1,200 years

As heat, fires and water wars become the norm, the Guardian explores the fallout of prolonged drought in a multi-part series

The Guardian - US

Scientists are divining the future of Earth’s ice-covered oceans at their harsh fringes

One of the harshest and most dynamic regions on Earth is the marginal ice zone – the place where ocean waves meet sea ice, which is formed by freezing of the ocean’s surface.

The Conversation

First footage from Avatar: The Way of Water is a glorious supercharge to the senses at D23

Early look at 3D sequel makes a splash, while Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge tease Indiana Jones 5 and there’s a taste of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

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Inverse

Astronomers find a shocking culprit that shaped Earth's continents

Sure, asteroids did some of the work. But a few came from the fringes of our Solar System — and were kicked in by other stars.

Inverse

Look: Mars’ patchy and chaotic aurora may herald extreme space weather events

A recent rare UV aurora on Mars may have resulted from a highly disturbing plasma environment at the time of the events.

Bangkok Post

5 dead in 'massive' Papua New Guinea quake

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people, with several more severely injured.

The Guardian - UK

Letters: growing up learning another language helps free the mind

Speaking both Welsh and English imbues life with a richness lost to those who know only one tongue

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Hundreds evacuated in west Indonesia after magnitude 6.1 earthquake

About 200 people evacuated to higher ground after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck islands in western Indonesia on Sunday, causing some property damage, the country's disaster mitigation agency BNPB said.

Inverse

'Secret Invasion' trailer reveals Nick Fury’s thrilling new mission

The show is being billed as a darker and grittier chapter of the MCU.

Inverse

61 years ago, the founding father of SETI fundamentally altered the search for aliens

Drake’s equation does not encapsulate a law of nature. Instead, it combines some poorly known probabilities into an informed estimate.

Inverse

Chinese taikonauts just grew one of the most important staple crops in space

Rice and thale cress were grown in microgravity, enabling the CNSA to understand how to better grow food in space.

Salon

Can astronauts grow their own food?

As access to space increases, the potential for terrestrial benefits directly tied to space exploration grow

Inverse

Fall Equinox 2022: Date, time, and opportunities for astronomy during this yearly event

It comes once a year — and this year coincides with a New Moon.

Salon

Two new Earth-like planets discovered

Dubbed LP 890-9c, a "super-Earth" orbiting its star's habitable zone is a prime candidate for closer study

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