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Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever – and 2022 was their worst summer yet

Finally, after what was arguably the worst summer on record for glaciers, snow has begun to fall in the European Alps. It is much needed. Over the 19 years that I have visited and studied the glaciers in Switzerland, I have not seen a summer like 2022. The scale of…

The Conversation

'I'm just distraught': caravan catches fire in Braddon apartment block basement

Buildings evacuated after caravan fire in basement

The Canberra Times

Ireland's first satellite 'to open doors' for more space demonstrations

The satellite, known as the Educational Irish Research satellite 1 – or Eirsat-1 – will be launched from the ESA’s base in French Guiana between January 20 and February 20

Irish Mirror

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Although a crewed mission to the red planet may still be years away, Omega in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) has already designed the Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer for the expedition as well as for space travel enthusiasts and passionate collectors.

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Future Moon cities could look like bouncy houses

A new concept for lunar living envisions inflatable structures for people to live and work in. But this isn't the only out-of-this world idea for future moon settlements.

Inverse

US law protecting endangered species hampered by poor resources, study says

Findings highlight how Endangered Species Act has failed in recovering flora and fauna through its 50 years

The Guardian - US

Beam me down: can solar power from space help solve our energy needs?

The latest developments in solar tech offer potential solutions to the energy security crisis – including satellites that would convert sunlight into power for Earth

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Tennessee Snail Darter No Longer a Threatened Species

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has declared that the little fish that almost stopped completion of the Tellico Dam has recovered.

Reason

Referendum on Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts expansion bill will not make the 2024 ballot

On Sept. 30, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) announced that a referendum on Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) expansion legislation will not make the ballot.

Ballotpedia

Nasa crashes spacecraft into asteroid in successful test of defence technology

The aim of the mission was to demonstrate that dangerous incoming rocks can be deflected by deliberately smashing into them

Wales Online

NASA plans to crash spaceship into asteroid in Armaggedon-style test

The mission is designed to see how easy it would be to stop a sizeable rock from hitting Earth.

Manchester Evening News

Mars’ ancient lakes could help discover life on the Red Planet

A new study suggests that some ancient lakes on Mars were more suitable to host living organisms, which could inform the search for life on Mars.

Inverse

Mars once had glaciers — but low gravity made them weirder than anything we know

The key word here is moves, resulting from meltwater gathering below the ice sheet and lubricating its passage downwards across the landscape.

Inverse

Inflatable lunar village study demonstrates how humans could live on the moon

The ultralight structures would operate self-sufficiently in the long term by producing and recycling their own oxygen and food

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Nasa spacecraft set to smash into asteroid in 'planetary protection' test mission

Nasa is testing its meteor-destroying capabilities in readiness for any large asteroids discovered on a collision course with Earth

The Independent UK

Nasa spacecraft set to smash into asteroid in planetary protection test mission

Dart spacecraft will collide with Dimorphos on Tuesday with aim to deflect the asteroid.

Salon

Arizona school battle at critical point

Republicans' massive school voucher plan may yet be defeated (again) — but the challenge is stiffer this time

Financial Times

The race to reinvent the space station

Nasa is funding American companies to build commercial replacements for the trailblazing International Space Station

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The Canberra Times

The race to find those lost in nature

ACT Police, SES, Ambulance Service, Fire and Rescue, and Rural Fire Service all set out to locate a missing person in a fake scenario to test their skills.

Salon

James Webb finds: Jupiter and more

From bizarre distant gas giants to the intricate bands of Jupiter, this is what the Webb telescope has been up to

The Canberra Times

La Nina rains on start of bushfire season for third consecutive year

ACT's official start to both the storm and bushfire seasons has been pushed back after a third La Nina event was declared.

Inverse

Signs of life on Mars may be deeper than any current rover can dig — study

Ionizing radiation may destroy the signs of life Curiosity and Perseverance seek. Only ESA's delayed Rosalind Franklin rover stands a chance.

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.

Glasgow Live

Universal Credit claimants urged to apply for 14 payment extras to help with cost of living

As the country enters into a cost of living crisis, many people are looking for extra ways to ease their financial struggles - that's where these extra Universal Credit boosts come in.

The Conversation

Why do we always need to wait for 'launch windows' to get a rocket to space?

Earlier this week, the Artemis I Moon mission was scrubbed again; now we have to wait for a new launch window.

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