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Strange ‘earthquake lights’ spotted above Morocco moments before devastating tremors remain a mystery

Studying the flashing lights that seem to occur just before quakes is tough due to unpredictability of tremors

The Independent UK

How to see a newly discovered green comet this week, before it vanishes for 400 years

A newly discovered green comet is zipping by Earth and is now visible for the first time since before Galileo invented his telescope.

WEKU

Nasa says distant exoplanet could have rare water ocean and possible hint of life

Space agency said potential finding of dimethyl sulfide on K2-18 b, produced only by life on Earth, is yet to be confirmed

The Guardian - US

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What caused the rare deadly earthquake in Morocco?

Experts believe the African plate moved north and collided with the Eurasian plate, causing the quake.

Al Jazeera

Musk called Bill Gates ‘an a*****e to the core’ after he shorted Tesla stock

The Microsoft co-founder didn't take it personally as Musk is "super mean to so many people."

Fortune

France, Bangladesh sign deal to provide loans, satellite technology during Macron's visit to Dhaka

French President Emmanuel Macron witnessed the signature of a deal to facilitate loans to Bangladesh aimed at infrastructure development, as well as a letter of intent to provide the South Asian country with an earth observation satellite system

The Independent UK

US, Vietnam deepen economic cooperation amid tensions with China

US President Joe Biden and Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong have signed a "strategic partnership" on semiconductor manufacturing and rare earth minerals in a bid to counter China's influence in the Asia-Pacific region. We take a closer look. Also, Chevron tries to head off strikes at its Australian LNG plants,…

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What caused Morocco's earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explains

The epicentre of Morocco’s devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71km south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Jesús Galindo-Zaldivar, who has been carrying out research on the formation of the Atlas mountains and the geology of the area, about the…

The Conversation

Morocco's earthquake wasn't unexpected – building codes must plan for them

More than 2,000 people died when a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco on 8 September. The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked José A. Peláez, a professor in geophysics who has carried out research on…

The Conversation

Aditya-L1 mission pursues the enigma of space weather

To better understand and predict space weather, ISRO launched the Aditya-L1 satellite in September 2023. Aditya-L1 will observe the sun's energy flow, X-ray radiation, and magnetic storms to generate knowledge of strong societal relevance. This mission is a vindication of India's investment in space science research.

The Hindu

‘My neighbours dug for me with bare hands’: Morocco earthquake survivors grapple with loss and chaos all around

Help has yet to arrive in the village of Moulay Brahim in the Atlas mountains where homes have been reduced to rubble

The Guardian - UK

In brief: One Blood; Extinctions; Hysterical – reviews

Black American women navigate the decades in a powerful family saga; a palaeontologist explores Earth’s mass extinctions; and a behavioural scientist explains the gendering of emotion

The Guardian - UK

9 best movies with a twist to watch on Netflix, Amazon and more

If you want to stream movies with a twist, check out The Sixth Sense, Memento and Arrival

Tom’s Guide

Mapped: Morocco earthquake that killed over 2,000 and levelled buildings in Marrakech

The shallower the earthquake, the more dangerous it can be

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The Hindu

Mission Sun: Aditya L1 successfully undergoes third earth-bound manoeuvre, says ISRO

Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space-based observatory that will study the Sun from a halo orbit around the first Sun-Earth Lagrangian point (L1), which is located roughly 1.5 million km from the Earth.

Al Jazeera

Race to find survivors as Morocco earthquake toll passes 2,000

The magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit remote High Atlas mountain region, killing 2,012 people and leaving many homeless.

Salon

Should we keep outer space "wild?"

As space mining and colonization become not-so-distant realities, scientists say preservation should be prioritized

The Guardian - UK

First cat in space: how a Parisian stray called Félicette was blasted far from Earth

Monkeys and dogs were usually used to test whether humans could survive outside Earth’s atmosphere – but 60 years ago the French tried something a little different

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The Independent UK

Mapped: Morocco earthquake that killed over 2,000 and levelled buildings in Marrakech

The shallower the earthquake, the more dangerous it can be

Al Jazeera

Fears for Marrakesh’s ancient structures after Morocco’s earthquake

Images of toppled structures and debris emerge after the deadly earthquake tore through the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Hindu

Black hole is observed snacking on sun-like star, bite by bite

Black holes, celestial objects known for their gluttony, usually eat stars unlucky enough to stray too close to them in one big gulp, annihilating them with their enormous gravitational pull. But some, it turns out, tend to snack rather than gorge

The National (Scotland)

Morrocan earthquake death toll rises to over 800, government says

The death toll in a massive earthquake in Morocco has risen to 820, with at least 672 injured, the Interior Ministry has said.

The Hindu

Lowest emission nations hit hardest by unprecedented heat in June-August period: Analysis

Countries with the lowest historical emissions experienced three to four times higher than seasonal temperatures this June-August days than G20 countries, a new study said

Dynamite News

“No force on earth can stop me...": Chandrababu Naidu after his arrest

After his arrest in an alleged corruption case earlier in the day, former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that he is ready to sacrifice his life to ‘safeguard’ interests of people of the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

Evening Standard

Powerful earthquake kills at least 1,037 people in Morocco

The quake struck at 11pm on Friday with estimates reporting that 1,204 people were injured

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