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New Research Warns Of Auroras’ Threat To Critical Infrastructure From Head-on Space Shocks‌Beautiful Chaos? Study Links Stunning Auroras To Infrastructure Damage‌

Interplanetary shocks causing powerful ground-level currents could damage pipelines and cables, study shows.‌ Interplanetary shocks that strike Earth’s magnetic field threaten pipelines and submarine cables, say scientists. ‌

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"The security guard opens it up, and of course in there is a sword." European folk superstars Heilung reveal some of the unique challenges that come when your live show features bones, weapons and animal bits

Heiling have had to navigate some tricky situations to bring their legendary live show around the world

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Meteorites from Mars help scientists understand the red planet’s interior

Of the more than 74,000 known meteorites – rocks that fall to Earth from asteroids or planets colliding together – only 385 or so stones came from the planet Mars.

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Scientists Discover Missing Chunk Of Earth's Crust Due To Erosion

Scientists uncover how 'The Great Unconformity' was caused by glacial erosion during 'Snowball Earth,' reshaping Earth's surface.

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'Dark comets' may have given Earth its water long ago

'Dark comets,' which have no visible tail, could also explain the strange behavior of the interstellar object 'Oumuamua.

Space

Elon Musk 'Did Not' Volunteer His Sperm For Mars To Seed Space Colony: "Focus On Getting There First"

Musk denies rumours of donating sperm for Mars and focuses on building a Martian society.

International Business Times UK

'Near net-zero': Redbank Power Station hits back at burning biomass concern

The project would burn waste wood to make energy.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffers failure during Starlink satellite launch (video)

The upper-stage engine of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket did not perform as planned during a July 11 launch, leading to the impending loss of 20 Starlink satellites.

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5 best dystopian shows on Netflix to stream right now

The future is bleak in these Netflix dystopian shows

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Exploding Kittens review – unfunny, infuriating and life-sapping

The plot – if you could call it that – of this adaptation of the popular card game makes no sense. The jokes don’t work and the writing is so bad it’s as if they gave up halfway

The Guardian - UK

Cygnus cargo spacecraft departs the ISS for a fiery re-entry in Earth's atmosphere

Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus spacecraft departed the International Space Station this morning (July 12).

Space

The Hottest Year Ever Has Just Broken a New Type of Record — And Its Not What You Think

Our planet has now gone a full year where each month was more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than the estimated pre-industrial average. Here's what that means.

Inverse

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread

31 situations of people hearing some of the most untrue things in their lives. The post 31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread first appeared on Bored Panda.

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'Drawn to our planet:' How spaceflight changed SpaceX Inspiration4 astronaut Chris Sembroski

Space.com caught up with Inspiration4 crewmember Chris Sembroski to discuss the landmark 2021 SpaceX mission and how it affected him.

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Cosmic crime scene reveals ancient supernova aftermath of dead star merger

A "guest star," briefly seen in 1181, was created by colliding dead stars.

The Conversation

How astronomers work out the size of the Solar System

The size of the solar system is defined by the volume of space over which the Sun’s influence exceeds those of other nearby stars in the Milky Way galaxy. This influence derives from two fundamental forces of nature: gravity and magnetism.

LiveScience

Massive helium reservoir with 'mind-boggling' concentrations may be even bigger, more concentrated than we thought

New seismic data show that a helium reservoir discovered in February in northern Minnesota is larger than initial estimates indicated, inching the project closer to commercial extraction.

Space

Perseid meteor shower returns to our skies this month to kick off summer 'shooting star' season

2024 will be a very good year to watch for the Perseids, because bright moonlight will not interfere.

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52,000-year-old scrap of woolly mammoth skin reveals 3D shape of its DNA for 1st time ever

In a breakthrough that could boost de-extinction efforts, scientists have determined the 3D structure of a woolly mammoth's genome from a 52,000-year-old piece of freeze-dried skin.

Space

1st images from European climate satellite reveal how energy cycles to and from Earth

The European Space Agency's EarthCARE satellite sent back its first images; they should be able to help scientists better study Earth's energy balance.

Space

Private space-junk probe gets up-close look at discarded rocket in orbit (photo)

Astroscale's ADRAS-J spacecraft snapped a striking image of a rocket body floating lifeless above a blue-and-white Earth, with the sun's glare reflecting off of it.

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Researchers Extracting Rare Earth Elements From Abandoned Coal Mines

Researchers in West Virginia are repurposing old coal mines to extract rare earth elements, enhancing energy security and environmental sustainability.

International Business Times

Nearby Exoplanet Could Be First Known Ocean World: Webb Telescope

A planet relatively close to Earth could be the first ever detected with a potentially life-sustaining liquid ocean outside our Solar System, according to scientists using the James Webb space telescope.

The Independent UK

Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in Appalachia

In the hills of West Virginia, researchers are hoping to realize a long-term dream of cleaning up poisonous groundwaters that flow out of old coal mines

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China plans to deflect an asteroid by 2030 to showcase Earth protection skills

China aims to launch its first planetary defense mission by 2030, to showcase the skills needed to nudge a dangerous asteroid away from Earth.

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