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Commentary: A moral imperative — why we must go vegan for our children

Experts paint a bleak picture: Time is running out to escape climate catastrophe, and animal agriculture is a leading cause. But the crisis is not just an environmental issue—it’s a moral one. We stifle our children’s natural compassion when we teach them that animals are mere commodities rather than sentient…

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Putin’s army unleashing ‘scorched earth tactics’ on Bakhmut after heavy losses, says Ukrainian commander

Vladimir Putin’s forces are seeking to destroy the eastern town of Bakhmut in “scorched earth tactics” used in Syria after suffering very heavy losses, a top Ukrainian commander said on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

James Webb Space Telescope reveals awe-inspiring detail of the remnants of an exploded star

Cassiopeia A — a massive accumulation of cosmic dust that has been studied for decades — has only now been seen in clearer detail, thanks to images beamed back from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s troops make gains in Bakhmut but suffer ‘significant casualties’

Russia burning through artillery and aviation resources ‘destroying the city they cannot capture’, says Kyiv

The Independent UK

'Hidden' rings of Uranus revealed in dazzling new James Webb telescope images

Astronomers zoomed in on the dusty rings around Uranus in a new series of stunning James Webb Space Telescope images.

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Lawmakers question ‘rushed’ US-Japan EV minerals deal

The U.S. struck a trade deal with Japan that aims to allow Japanese cars to qualify for a new electric vehicle tax credit and push China out of their critical mineral supply chains. But it’s not clear if Japanese automakers can shake off China in time to meet its increasingly…

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Optical illusion looks like earth from space - but what it is leaves people gobsmacked

While the beam of light through the middle of the picture appears at first to show the sun arching across the globe to a backdrop of twinkling stars - this is actually the sky as seen from earth

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Lawmakers question 'rushed' US-Japan EV minerals deal - Roll Call

A trade deal to allow more Japanese cars to qualify for electric vehicle incentives may not reduce China's dominance in raw materials.

Roll Call

Cosmic 'highway code' could help combat the space junk threat

New guidelines from governments and the space sector include "rules of the road" that could help reduce risky collisions between space junk and spacecraft.

Space

Why will it take Europe's JUICE spacecraft 8 years to get to Jupiter?

Europe's JUICE mission will launch on Thursday (April 13), but won't reach Jupiter until 2031. Why will it take so long?

Space

Rollable 'membrane mirrors' could pave way for bigger, more powerful space telescopes

A scientist says his new method could help build low-cost telescope mirrors far bigger than those onboard the James Webb Space Telescope, whose iconic honeycomb mirror is the largest ever launched.

Space

Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to see if these moons could support life

On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – or JUICE – will spend at least three years on Jupiter’s moons after it arrives in 2031. In October 2024, NASA is also planning…

The Conversation

Russia and Ukraine swap more than 200 in prisoner exchange

Russia and Ukraine on Monday carried out a major prisoner swap, with 106 Russian prisoners of war being freed in exchange for 100 Ukrainians, both sides said. The exchange comes as the commander of Ukraine's ground forces said Russian troops had switched to "scorched earth" tactics in the embattled eastern…

France 24

Why the Moon Is the Next Tourism Frontier

Tourists travelling into outer space isn’t a fantasy for the future—it’s happening now

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How are Hubble Space Telescope images made?

How does the Hubble Space Telescope view the universe, and how are its images translated to a form we can understand?

LiveScience

25 of the strangest ancient sea monsters

The fossil record is filled with strange marine animals that would look like sea monsters if they were alive today.

The New Daily

Kyiv claims Russia using ‘scorched earth’ tactics in Bakhmut

Russian forces are focusing on two cities in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, pounding Ukrainian positions with air strikes.

Tribune News Service

John M. Crisp: Fly to Mars? Maybe. But why?

Last week NASA announced the names of the four astronauts who will crew Artemis II, a 10-day mission planned for November 2024. The expedition will boost humans out of an Earth-bound orbit for the first time since 1972 and put them into orbit around the moon, in preparation for subsequent…

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Why don't hurricanes form at the equator?

Here's why hurricanes, also known as tropical cyclones and typhoons, don't form at the equator and why it would be rare for them to cross it.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Says Russia Switching to ‘Scorched Earth’ Tactics in Bakhmut

Russian forces are pressing attacks in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, focusing on two cities and pounding Ukrainian positions with air strikes and artillery barrages, Kyiv said on Monday. The commander of Ukraine's ground forces said the Russians were destroying buildings and positions in besieged Bakhmut in what he called "scorched…

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Ukraine says Russia using 'scorched earth' tactics in Bakhmut

A senior Ukrainian commander said on Monday that Russian troops were using "scorched earth" tactics in the embattled city of Bakhmut and destroying buildings and positions with air strikes and artillery.

Tribune News Service

Tyler Cowen: Where’s the best place to ride out the next cataclysm?

The apocalypse is not nigh, as I have long maintained, but what about a cataclysm? I am talking about a sudden and extreme violent event: Just last month, an asteroid big enough to destroy a city passed between the Earth and the moon. The possibility of a nuclear exchange is…

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Pulverizing dangerous asteroids, building an observatory on the moon and more: 6 wild ideas catch NASA's eye

NASA has announced its 2023 Phase 2 NIAC grantees, a group of six futuristic concepts that include a radio telescope array on the moon and a new form of planetary defense.

The Guardian - UK

Ready for launch: the mission to find alien life on Jupiter’s icy moons

The eight-year, £1.4bn voyage into deep space will explore the frozen oceans of Ganymede, Europa and Callisto

Space

What time is Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission launch on April 13?

Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission is scheduled to lift off from French Guiana atop an Ariane 5 rocket on Thursday (April 13) at 8:15 a.m. EDT (1215 GMT).

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