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Wednesday briefing: The telescope revealing the secrets of the universe

In today’s newsletter: After the James Webb space telescope sends extraordinary images of Jupiter, astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst explains why it’s so important

The Guardian - UK

Terrawatch: how balloons could one day detect quakes in hard-to-reach places

Successful sensing of earthquake in Indonesia raises hopes for wider use across planet – and even Venus

The Guardian - UK

AP PHOTOS: Drought changes landscape in southwest China

River bottoms reduced to cracked earth attract the curious, some taking selfies on the sun-baked expanse exposed by the receding waters. Farmers lament their yellowed rice stalks, their famed hot pepper plants bereft of almost all fruit, their dry reservoirs.

The Independent UK

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What On God’s Green Earth Was Joe Jonas Thinking When He Agreed To Star In This Cooked Ad?

Joe... no.

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Scientists have traced Earth's path through the galaxy via tiny crystals found in the crust

“To see a world in a grain of sand”, the opening sentence of the poem by William Blake, is an oft-used phrase that also captures some of what geologists do.

The Conversation

Indonesia's Sumatra checks for damage from 6.3 magnitude earthquake

Indonesia's disaster agency is assessing the impact of a strong earthquake that hit off the southern coast of Sumatra island late on Tuesday, it said in a statement, noting there had been no reports of damage or casualties by near midnight.

Reuters

India-China dispute casts gloom over space project

Scientists from Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Astrophysics are part of a UN-led initiative for Tiangong, the developing Chinese space station

The Hindu

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Lunar mining and Moon land claims fall into a gray area of international law, but negotiations are underway to avoid conflict and damage to spacecraft

It’s been 50 years since humans last visited the Moon, and even robotic missions have been few and far between. But the Earth’s only natural satellite is about to get crowded.

The Conversation

Rare earths processor buys rights to mine in Greenland

One of the world’s few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in Greenland, opening an avenue for diversifying supplies of the minerals critical for advanced and green technologies

The Independent UK

Orbex to hire 50 staff in countdown to UK rocket launch

Roles include those developing rockets, communications and non-technical positions

Insider UK

Incredible photos show side of Jupiter never seen before including storms and auroras

Experts said Jupiter "has a lot going on" after the stunning image was revealed by Nasa's James Webb Telescope showing huge storms amid 'fuzzy spots' like hidden galaxies

Daily Mirror

NASA ‘go for launch’ for planned Artemis I moon mission

ORLANDO, Fla. — With a week to go before the Artemis I rocket has its first shot at the moon, NASA managers said the hardware is good to go.

Orlando Sentinel

Need a better AC? This new design can keep both Earth and humans cool

With worsening heat waves, we will increasingly rely on air conditioning, but the chemicals used in AC units are terrible for the environment. Now, researchers have proposed a new type of eco-friendly unit.

Inverse

The dinosaur-killing asteroid had a twin

An astonishing study based on geologic evidence shows evidence of a second rock hitting West Africa

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NASA could see women walk on the dark side of the Moon for the first time

Nasa plans to include women walking on Earth’s satellite for the first time and have identified 13 possible landing sites as the mission will “venture into dark areas previously unexplored"

Inverse

Thor Odinson: 60 facts you didn't know about Marvel's mightiest Avenger

#37: Frog Thor was originally going to be a duck.

Inverse

The Soviet Union decimated whales — but its scientists were a crucial ally

The history of whaling shows how humans have wreaked careless havoc on the ocean, but also how they can change course

The Hindu

India’s first observatory to monitor space activity to come up in Uttarakhand

“This will improve the effectiveness of tracking and identifying pre-existing resident space objects, and will result in the creation of a hybrid data pool that will serve both the commercial and the defence sectors of the space industry,” said Anirudh Sharma, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Digantara

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Inverse

A wild cosmic plot straight out science fiction could slow climate change

The idea is to develop a raft of thin bubble-like membranes that block or reflect Sun light.

The Guardian - UK

Fears of new quakes in Dutch gas field as energy crisis bites

As Dutch government weighs resuming gas production in earthquake zone this winter, anxiety is rising in Groningen

Zenger

Global Warming Triggered Age Of The Dinosaurs

"Major shifts in global temperature can have dramatic and varying impacts on biodiversity."

Zenger

Shifting Continents Endanger The World As We Know It

Underwater scanners identified an "upsurge of matter" from deep beneath the Earth's crust that is pushing them apart.

The Guardian - UK

Study finds ‘hotspots’ in England and Wales at greatest risk from rising energy bills

Areas where energy use is high but average income low include Birmingham and Cornwall, says Friends of the Earth

The Guardian - UK

The Rings of Power, the Clintons’ heroes and Planet Sex: the must-see TV of autumn 2022

Middle-earth springs into TV life, Hillary and Chelsea interview gutsy women, Cara Delevingne explores sexuality, plus hellish hotels, pop cults and feuding royals … here is all the unmissable TV coming soon

The Independent UK

James Lovelock: Pioneer behind the ‘Gaia’ Earth hypothesis

The scientist’s theory challenged the orthodox view about life on Earth and also helped advance the study of climatology

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