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'Ring of fire' solar eclipse over Easter Island amazes! (Jamie Carter) On Wednesday, a lucky handful of skywatchers watched as the sun transformed into a stunning "ring of fire" in the sky over the remote Easter Island in the Pacific ocean and parts of South America. The result: A spectacular celestial event that won't happen there again for centuries. Full Story: Space(10/2) In photos: The annular solar eclipse of 2024 Space(10/3) Biggest solar flare since 2017 erupts from sun (video) (NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams / helioviewer.org) The sun has just unleashed its most powerful solar flare this cycle, a colossal X-class eruption. The X9.05 solar flare peaked at 8:10 a.m. EDT (1210 GMT), triggering shortwave radio blackouts over Africa and Europe, the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption. Full Story: Space(10/2) (NurPhoto/Getty Images) Aurora chasers get those cameras on charge!Due to heightened solar activity, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a geomagnetic storm warning for Oct. 3 through to Oct.5. This is great news for those wishing to see the northern lights because if the predicted G3 conditions are reached we could witness auroras deep into mid-latitudes (around 50°) and as far south as Illinois and Oregon. Full Story: Space(10/3)

 

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TAIRAWHITI “We think in generations, not in quarterly reports.”​ ​

 

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Deadly bird flu strain H5N1 kills 47 tigers in Vietnam zoos​ ​ An official at the Centre of Disease Control said the tigers likely consumed meat from infected poultry.​ Read more

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Farmers hit by harsh frost turning their best ever canola crops into hay​ ​ Riverina farmer Terry Walker was looking at the best canola crop he had ever grown until a brutal September frost changed his prospects completely.​ Read more

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(NASA/MAHLI) New NASA images reveal giant hole in Curiosity rover's wheel after 12 years of 'abuse' on Mars Images captured by Curiosity's onboard cameras show several large tears in the tire of one of the rover's wheels. However, the damage does not appear to be slowing the roaming robot down. Read More​

History & Archaeology (Ocean Infinity) 'Ghost Ship of the Pacific,' which fought on both sides in WWII, discovered near San Francisco The newfound wreck could help maritime archaeologists better understand how 20th-century warships were designed. Read More​ Medieval walrus ivory may reveal trade between Norse and Indigenous Americans hundreds of years before Columbus, study finds (Greer Jarrett) The Thule Inuit people and Norse both hunted walrus in the High Arctic in the 13th century, according to a new study. Full Story: Live Science(10/3)

Planet Earth (© 2024. Morgado et al. Geophysical Research Letters) We're one step closer to finding out why Siberia is riddled with exploding craters A new physical model suggests meltwater from thawing permafrost on Russia's Yamal Peninsula can unlock methane sources at depth, triggering explosions that open enormous craters at the surface.

 

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Review ‘Joker Folie a Deux’ Forgets What Its Villain Is All About always loved jack nicuolsons zaby joker ha​

 

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​ Put Interest On Ice Until Nearly 2026 Did you know some credit cards can actually help you get out of debt faster? Yes, it sounds crazy. But it's true. The secret: Find a card with a "0% intro APR" period for balance transfers. Then, transfer your debt balance and pay it down as much as possible during the intro period. No interest means you could pay off the debt faster. Find out more​ ADVERTISEMENT

Skywatching Aurora alert! Possible geomagnetic storm coming (NurPhoto/Getty Images) Aurora chasers get those cameras on charge!Due to heightened solar activity, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a geomagnetic storm warning for Oct. 3 through to Oct.5. This is great news for those wishing to see the northern lights because if the predicted G3 conditions are reached we could witness auroras deep into mid-latitudes (around 50°) and as far south as Illinois and Oregon. Full Story: Space(10/3)

Spaceflight BepiColombo unraveling the Mercury's magnetic mystery (Robert Lea (created with Canva)/NASA) The BepiColombo spacecraft may have only made rapid flybys of Mercury, but it is already helping to unravel mysteries surrounding the closest planet to the sun. In 2026, a European Space Agency (ESA)/Japan Aerospace Agency (JAXA) joint mission will fall into orbit around Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet. However, to do that, the spacecraft first needs to make several flybys of Mercury, Venus and Earth. Fortunately, these flybys are proving invaluable to science. Full Story: Space(10/3)

Science & Astronomy JWST finds supernova that could resolve astronomy debate (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, B. Frye (University of Arizona), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), S. Cohen (Arizona State University), J. D’Silva (University of Western Australia, Perth), A. Koekemoer (Space Telescope Science Institute), J. Summers (Arizona State University)) Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured a stunning image of a distant supernova in a galaxy that looks like it's being stretched like warm taffy. However, the golden smear hiding this gravitationally lensed supernova, which has been nicknamed "supernova Hope," isn't just remarkable for its aesthetic value. The supernova, which exploded when the 13.8-billion-year-old universe was just around 3.5 billion years old, tells us something about a huge problem in cosmology called the "Hubble tension." Full Story: Space(10/3) help a natipon ib distress

 

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A plant cell containing chloroplasts (dark green) — specialized organelles that scientists think evolved from endosymbionts (Dr David Furness, Keele University/Science Photo Library)

Is this where mitochondria came from?​

 

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We think it’s safe to say there’s no other celebration in the world quite like Mongolia’s Thousand Camel Festival. Every year, nomadic camel herders from across the Gobi load up their “ships of the desert” and travel to Dalanzadgad for a raucous celebration of all things camel. There’s camel polo, a camel rodeo, kids’ camel races, even a camel beauty contest. But above all, there’s just a fun spirit of conviviality for a nomadic community that spends much of the year in relative isolation. In short, it’s a party like no other—and you’re invited! On our trip to the winter camel festival, we spend two full days taking in the festivities, starting our first night there with the camel herders’ singing contest and dance party. Along the way, we’ll take in Mongolia’s striking landscapes and thousands of years of history—exploring Gandan Monastery with a Lama, searching for dinosaur fossils at the Flaming Cliffs, staying at a winter-equipped ger gamp to take in starry desert skies, and discovering frozen waterfalls amongst the towering rock formations of Mukha

 

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'Ghost Ship of the Pacific' rediscovered with underwater drones

A trio of robots found the long-lost USS Stewart in a matter of hours.

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NASA shut off a Voyager 2 tool to save power

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An asteroid that fully orbits Earth is officially known as a mini moon, but because this one will only stay for about two months, not everyone agrees it deserves the name. Still, studying 2024 PT5 helps scientists gather data on asteroids generally, which could inform future asteroid mining missions or help us deflect dangerous objects from hitting our planet. — Deema Zein, PBS News digital video producer

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My photos are usually "water-centric". So this is a rarity from me......no river/sea in sight!

I'm not too sure why I feel this one is worthy of sharing, to be honest. (It's certainly not my favourite of the pics I've taken this week.) I don't know.....do I like the geometry of the shapes, and the various colours? Possibly.

My local railway station at sunset earlier this week....

 

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Oldest living microbes found in 2-billion-year-old rock

The organisms are 1.9 billion years older than the previously known record holders.

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