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Tropical Storm Helene delays SpaceX's Crew-9 astronaut launch to Sept. 28

SpaceX and NASA have delayed the Crew-9 astronaut launch from Thursday (Sept. 26) to no earlier than Saturday (Sept. 28) due to a strengthening tropical storm.

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Humanity needs more rare earth elements. Extinct volcanoes could be a rich new source

Extinct volcanoes are hard to study – we never see them erupt. Using a unique experimental technique, we were able to recreate a certain type of extinct volcano in a lab, learning more about the magma these volcanoes produce.

The Conversation

Can nuclear blasts protect Earth from incoming asteroids? Scientists use X-rays in first successful test

Scientists used the most powerful laboratory source of radiation in the world to mimic the threat

The Independent UK

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485 million years of Earth temperatures

Among other things, the study demonstrates how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere influences temperatures

Salon

Bizarre polar vortex over Antarctica delayed ozone hole opening, scientists say

The Antarctic ozone hole usually starts forming in early August, but rare warming events and a strangely elongated polar vortex this year may have delayed its arrival.

LiveScience

Space Perspective completes 1st uncrewed balloon flight to the edge of Earth's atmosphere (video)

Space Perspective completed the first uncrewed test flight of its Spaceship Neptune Excelsior balloon ride to the edge of Earth's atmosphere, and expects crewed flights to begin next year.

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Moroccan artist’s fusion of heritage and herbalism provides soft return to earth

The exhibition "Tomorrow is Cancelled - Art and Views on Moderation" brings together 23 contemporary artists who confront humanity’s relationship to the environment using different mediums. Rita Alaoui’s video installation explores her Moroccan family heritage and pays tribute to the art of using medicinal plants.

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Boeing Starliner astronaut Suni Williams takes ISS command as 8-day mission turns into 8 months (video)

NASA astronaut Suni Williams did not expect to be taking command of the International Space Station when her eight-day Starliner Crew Flight Test launched in June. Now, the key to the station is hers.

Space

Powerful X-Rays Could Save Earth From An Asteroid Collision, A Bizarre New Simulation Suggests

A recent lab experiment suggests we could deflect an incoming asteroid by heating its surface and letting the jets of escaping gas propel it on a new course.

Inverse

A 'primordial' black hole may zoom through our solar system every decade

"If there are lots of black holes out there, some of them must surely pass through our backyard every now and then."

LiveScience

The Orb announce career-spanning 2CD & limited-edition quadruple vinyl octagonal set

Ambient duo The Orb will release Orboretum: The Orb Collection in October

Louder

Earth’s 'second lung' is under threat. Losing the Congo Basin forests would set the fight against climate change back 20 years

Earth’s second great rainforest has been largely neglected.

Fortune

Gravel Earth Series – Lotta Henttala and Markus Auvinen win Falling Leaves

Runner up spots for Andrea Mifsud and Madeleine Nutt as Greg Van Avermaet and Annabel Fisher complete podium

Cycling News

Earth from space: Iconic 'Star Trek' symbol shines brightly in sea of muddy Arctic sea ice

A 2012 satellite photo captured a patch of snow-covered sea ice with an uncannily similar shape to badges pinned on the uniforms of Starfleet officers in the "Star Trek" franchise.

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Brick by brick, Morocco rebuilds 12th-century mosque destroyed by 2023 earthquake

The Great Mosque of Tinmel had been undergoing a massive reconstruction project when an earthquake shook Morocco's High Atlas mountains

LiveScience

Bright comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS could be visible without a telescope for the 1st time in 80,000 years. Here's how to see it this week.

During late September and mid-October, the much-anticipated comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) could become visible to the naked-eye for skywatchers around the world.

The Independent UK

What to know from the UN: Leaders speak of emerging threats, hints of war as big meeting nears

The security cordons are up. The streets are ready to be sealed off. Aircraft from myriad nations are landing in New York.

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The comic history of The Void, the villainous dark side of The Sentry, Lewis Pullman's potential Thunderbolts MCU character

Lewis Pullman's apparent Thunderbolts character The Sentry may have a connection to another MCU concept

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China launches 10 satellites on 2 rockets less than 6 hours apart (video)

China launched separate sets of Earth-observation and "Internet of Things" satellites into orbit on Friday (Sept. 20) on two different missions.

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X-rays from a nuclear explosion could redirect an asteroid

Scientists have found nuclear weapons could actually help deflect an incoming cosmic impact — not by blowing an asteroid up, but by showering it with X-ray radiation.

Space

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is enroute to conduct 1st crater rim study at 'Dox Castle'

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will soon arrive at its first stop during its arduous trek to the western edge of Jezero Crater.

LiveScience

NASA reveals images of enormous, snowman-shaped asteroid 2024 ON after its ultra-close approach to Earth

New close-up images reveal the surprising snowman shape of "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2024 ON, which tumbled safely past our planet on Sept. 17.

Space

Astronauts, capsule for SpaceX's Crew-9 mission arrive at Florida launch site (photos)

The astronauts and Crew Dragon capsule that will fly SpaceX's Crew-9 mission to the ISS have made it to Florida's Space Coast for their planned Sept. 26 liftoff.

Salon

An ecologist on how food impacts climate

"Curbing the carbon footprint of what we eat won’t require an agricultural revolution"

The Guardian - UK

Earth may have breached seven of nine planetary boundaries, health check shows

Ocean acidification close to critical threshold, say scientists, posing threat to marine ecosystems and global liveability

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