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In adopting suffragettes as role models, Just Stop Oil is painting itself into a corner

Attacking Diego Velázquez’s Rokeby Venus failed to achieve votes for women in 1914, so why do it again?

The Guardian - UK

Oxygen detected in Venus' hellish atmosphere

In a first, researchers discovered oxygen atoms on the dayside and nightside of Venus' atmosphere.

LiveScience

OPINION - Just Stop Oil have attacked another painting and I can't bring myself to condemn it

I revere art as much as the next person but if I get more angry at the protesters than their cause I need to reevaluate

Evening Standard

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Between Venus' atmospheric currents, a layer of reactive oxygen

Scientists found atomic oxygen buried between two dominant currents in the hellish planet's atmosphere.

Space

What is the star next to the Moon? When to see Venus in our night skies

As well as a rare lunar occultation, stargazers can catch the Leonid and Taurid meteor showers in the coming weeks

Evening Standard

John Lewis Christmas advert sparks huge debate as fans divided over ‘festive’ Venus flytrap

Some fans were ‘dissatisfied’ with Snapper the Venus flytrap, while others said it provided a much needed ‘laugh’

The Independent UK

Skulls in Ukraine reveal early modern humans came from the East

How did our species, Homo sapiens, arrive in Western Europe? Published in Nature Ecology Evolution, our new study analyses two skull fragments dating back between 37,000 and 36,000 years to conclude that our ancestors came from Eastern Europe and migrated westwards. These two individuals interbred with Neanderthals and with the very…

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John Lewis Christmas advert: a terrifying dog-eating plant that vomits presents? Yes please!

At last, John Lewis has stopped trying to make us blub – and decided to show us a 20ft Venus flytrap showering a horrified family with regurgitated headphones. This is progress

The Guardian - UK

John Lewis Christmas advert: Mischievous Venus flytrap called Snapper is the star of retailer's festive campaign

This year's advert features an original song performed by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli

Evening Standard

Scientists detect oxygen in noxious atmosphere of Venus

Scientists have now detected atomic oxygen in a thin layer sandwiched between two other layers of the Venusian atmosphere

The Hindu

John Lewis Christmas advert 2023 review: a Little Shop of Ho-ho-ho rings in this newly established tradition

Getting a CGI Venus Flytrap for Christmas isn't traditional, but John Lewis makes it work

Evening Standard

John Lewis Christmas ad snaps back on track with a Venus flytrap

Retailer reboots ‘child-makes-unusual-friend’ formula but drops the usual pop cover – bringing in tenor Andrea Bocelli instead

The Guardian - UK

John Lewis Christmas advert 2023 review: Snapper the Venus flytrap is too cute to resist

As the retail giant returns with another blockbuster ad, Ellie Muir can’t help but fall for the trailer’s prickly protagonist

The Independent UK

John Lewis turns to Snapper the mischievous Venus flytrap for festive ad

The upbeat campaign features an original song performed by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.

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Every John Lewis Christmas advert ranked from The Gifting Hour to the Bear and the Hare

This year's melancholic effort tells the story of two sisters and the quest for a perfect gift

Space

See bright Venus and the crescent moon light up the early morning sky on Nov. 9

The two brightest objects in the night sky — dazzling Venus and a lovely waning crescent moon — will be the chief celestial attraction in the predawn sky on Thursday, Nov. 9.

LiveScience

The moon will 'smile' at Venus this Thursday. Here's how to see it.

Look up early Thursday (Nov. 9) to witness one of the most beautiful celestial sights of 2023 — a 'smiling' crescent moon dancing with bright Venus in the predawn sky.

The Conversation

Just Stop Oil attack the Rokeby Venus: how the group is using the suffragettes' disruptive tactics to shape public opinion

Two Just Stop Oil protesters have smashed the glass on the Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez at the National Gallery in London. This, you might be surprised to hear, is not the first time this painting has been the target of activists.

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The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil protesters smash glass on painting at National Gallery

Two activists arrested after Rokeby Venus artwork targeted, as dozens of others held after blocking Whitehall

The Independent UK

Climate activists smash glass protecting Velazquez's Venus painting in London's National Gallery

The group Just Stop Oil says two climate change protesters have smashed a protective glass panel covering a famous Diego Velázquez oil painting at London’s National Gallery

The Independent UK

Just Stop Oil protesters smash National Gallery painting

Two people attacked the The Toilet of Venus, a painting by 17th century artist Diego Velázquez previously targeted by the Suffragettes

The Hindu

The supernova that challenged our worldview

On November 6, 1572, German astronomer Wolfgang Schuler of Wittenberg observed what he believed was a new star in the constellation Cassiopeia. On November 11, it was spotted by famed Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about this “new star,” which we now know was a supernova…

Space

Rocket Lab targets late 2024 for private Venus mission launch

Rocket Lab's mission to Venus, which aims to investigate the potential for life high in the planet's atmosphere, could launch as soon as Dec. 30, 2024.

The Guardian - UK

The Cult of Beauty review – delusional, divine, deadly…

From wife-grinding windmills to pure gold serums, this riveting show traces humanity’s obsession with beauty through time and cultures with a keen sense of the ludicrous and the shocking

The Hindu

ED files charge sheet against man named in Panama Papers for holding undisclosed foreign assets

ED files charge sheet against man in Panama Papers case for possessing undisclosed assets abroad. ED alleges Sanjay Vijay Shinde, his wife Aparna and Venus Bay Offshore Ltd. used proceeds of crime to purchase properties, invest in mutual funds, shares, FDs, LIC policies and businesses. Total proceeds of crime estimated…

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