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Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

'When we spoke to Rohit, he said...': Axar reveals strategy vs England

India advanced to the T20 World Cup final with a 68-run win over England in Guyana. Axar Patel, named Player of the Match, took 3 wickets for 23 runs, stifling England's chase on a challenging pitch. Rohit Sharma (57) and Suryakumar Yadav (47) led India's batting, setting a target of 171/7. England's batsmen struggled, with only Harry Brook (25) and Jos Buttler (23) resisting. India will face South Africa in the final on Saturday in Barbados.

Boing Boing 

The Lego Dark Falcon set is completely bonkers

The Dark Falcon is a tie-in to the upcoming animated show LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy. It features a badass black and red Millennium Falcon, Light Side Vader, bounty hunter C3-PO, and Dark Side Rey. There is also Darth Dev, who I was hoping was a reference to a character mentioned in my all-time favorite PC game, Star Wars: X-Wing, but sadly Dev Greebling (heh) is a new, unrelated character from the show.  — Read the rest

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Spacedaily.com 

Time to build zero-debris satellites

Paris, France (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
The European Space Agency (ESA) is dedicated to achieving Zero Debris by 2030. To ensure the timely design and construction of compliant satellites, ESA is supporting the industry through this significant technological transition. On June 25, 2024, three major European space industry companies signed contracts with ESA to develop large low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite platforms that meet Ze

Spacedaily.com 

'Power rivalry in space': China lunar mission fuels US misinformation

Hong Kong (AFP) June 27, 2024
A historic lunar mission has demonstrated China's growing scientific prowess, but the feat has set off a torrent of misinformation targeting the United States that researchers say reflects their bitter competition in space. China is celebrating the return of the Chang'e 6 probe to Earth on Tuesday bearing rock-and-soil samples from the little-known far side of the Moon, following a 53-day mi

Spacedaily.com 

NASA's Juno Observes Lava Lakes on Jupiter's Moon Io

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
New observations from NASA's Juno probe reveal extensive lava lakes on Jupiter's moon Io, providing new insights into its volcanic activity. These findings come from Juno's Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument, provided by the Italian Space Agency, which captures infrared light. Researchers published a paper on Juno's latest volcanic discoveries on June 20 in Nature Communications E

Energy-daily.com 

NGO denounces rising air freight pollution

Paris (AFP) June 26, 2024
An environmental pressure group denounced Wednesday the rising emissions of the air freight industry, which has been boosted by global supply chain difficulties and rising online commerce. According to Stand Earth, a US-Canadian group, pollution from the air freight sector has increased by 25 percent since 2019. A report by the group fournd that market distortions caused by Covid-19 pand

Energy-daily.com 

Autonomous car rules advancing faster than the vehicles themselves: UN

Geneva (AFP) June 27, 2024
Fully autonomous cars are still years away from hitting the streets, but internationally-agreed rules on their use could be ready by mid-2026, the United Nations has said. Safety concerns and the cost of developing next-level systems have slowed down progress on autonomous vehicles, but work on regulations is motoring ahead, said the UN. "While the hype may be slowly disappearing, the ac