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Liz Truss urged to relax earthquake limits on fracking ahead of ban lift

The Prime Minister is set to lift the ban on fracking as soon as next week to make Britain energy independent by 2040. The 2019 Tory manifesto pledged not to do so unless it was scientifically proven to be safe amid concerns over earthquakes.

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Space satellite proves a crucial test of Einstein's theories

Gravity as we know it is safe for now. The MICROSCOPE mission sought to test the Weak Equivalence Principle from general relativity in space, finding it held up.

Inverse

NASA to smash asteroid in historic experiment testing strategies to save Earth

The space mission is part of an effort to deflect dangerous objects from the planet.

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Fracking firms push for easing of earthquake and planning rules ahead of ban lifting

Tremors above 0.5 on Richter scale should be allowed, industry says – and local objections bypassed

The Independent UK

NASA set to blast asteroid in bid to change its trajectory

The space agency are attempting to change the trajectory of the moonlet in what is a historic global defence experiment

Wales Online

NASA sets a new tentative launch date for its Artemis I rocket after setbacks

The would-be Moon rocket could fly in just two weeks — but it needs to pass yet another wet dress rehearsal for NASA to feel sure that it's ready.

Inverse

Good times at lost 'rough' pub with chance to 'win a monkey in a raffle'

People have recounted their beloved memories of the pub where "salt of the earth people" made everyone comfortable

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NASA takes 1 Artemis launch date off the board, considers another

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA is pushing back a test of fixes on the launch pad for Artemis I to later in September, which has taken one potential launch date off the board.

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The Space Force adds the University of Puerto Rico to its partnership program

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is the 14th school to team up with the U.S. Space Force for its University Partnership Program. The program aims to educate and recruit the future workforce.

WEKU

'My boyfriend invited his ex to our anniversary dinner - I'm furious'

A woman has turned to the internet for advice on her relationship, listing all the bizarre things her boyfriend had done during their six and a half years together - including always bringing up his ex in conversation

Daily Mirror

10 years ago this week, a groundbreaking NASA technology changed spaceflight forever

The Dawn mission used state-of-the-art ion thrusters to change orbits between bodies in visits to Vesta and Ceres, two Solar System time capsules.

Inverse

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.

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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.

Inverse

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.

ABC News

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.

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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

Inverse

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.

The Guardian - UK

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 Conversation

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 Guardian - US

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 Conversation

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 Guardian - UK

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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