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The Lego Dark Falcon set is completely bonkers

Boing Boing 

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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Time to build zero-debris satellites

Spacedaily.com 

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

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

Spacedaily.com 

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

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

Spacedaily.com 

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

NGO denounces rising air freight pollution

Energy-daily.com 

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

Autonomous car rules advancing faster than the vehicles themselves: UN

Energy-daily.com 

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

Bolivia reels from failed coup amid economic crisis

Energy-daily.com 

La Paz (AFP) June 27, 2024
Bolivian President Luis Arce was facing a deep political crisis on Thursday after a botched bid by military chiefs to overthrow his government deepened turmoil in a country mired in severe economic decline. Tensions have been rising in recent weeks in the Andean nation over surging prices, shortages of dollars and fuel, and a power struggle between Arce and powerful former president Evo Mora

'Climate neutral' ad claims must be backed up: German court

Energy-daily.com 

Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) June 27, 2024
Companies in Germany can only promote their products as "climate neutral" if they back up the environmental claims with sufficient detail in the advert itself, a top court ruled Thursday. The ruling was made in a case brought against German confectionery manufacturer Katjes by an association that aims to tackle unfair business practices. It centred on an advert that appeared in a trade p

Western tariffs a 'challenge' for China's battery giant CATL

Energy-daily.com 

Dalian, China (AFP) June 27, 2024
An executive from China's battery giant CATL said on Thursday that Western tariffs tied to electric vehicles present a "challenge" for the firm, and are bad for customers too. Citing unfair competition, the European Union is due to impose hefty tariffs on Chinese-made EVs by July 4, after Washington increased duties on the sector last month. Canada suggested this week it might also follo

Swedish police investigate deaths of electric car battery plant workers

Energy-daily.com 

Stockholm (AFP) June 27, 2024
Swedish police will investigate whether the unexplained deaths of three electric car battery factory workers are linked, the force said Thursday. Though the police said they do not suspect foul play, the deaths have cast a shadow over one of Europe's leading electric battery producers, with Japanese car giant Toyota pulling its workers from the plant in response. Three people at Swedish

Trump would 'irreparably' damage pace of clean tech roll out: Kerry

Energy-daily.com 

London (AFP) June 27, 2024
Veteran US diplomat John Kerry warned Thursday that the need to quickly and widely deploy climate technology to curb planet-heating emissions would be "hurt irreparably" by a Donald Trump presidency. Kerry said a re-elected Trump could not stop investment and innovation in clean technology, but could frustrate it at a critical time when deep reductions to emissions are urgently needed. "

Kazakhstan to hold nuclear plant referendum in autumn

Energy-daily.com 

Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 27, 2024
Kazakhstan will hold a referendum this year on whether to build what could become Central Asia's first nuclear power plant, the country's president said Thursday. Nuclear power is a sensitive issue in Central Asia, which has a history of pollution from uranium mining and Soviet-era atomic weapons tests. Kazakhstan is the world's largest exporter of uranium but shut its only small-scale r