Mission to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, begins on October 10th…amazing work by Galileo 400+ years ago on the largest planet in our solar system and its moons Europa is a world that shows strong evidence for an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy crust which could very well host conditions favorable for life. NASA will place a highly capable, radiation-tolerant spacecraft named “Clipper” into a long, looping orbit around Jupiter to perform repeated flybys of the icy moon.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/20....24/10/05/mission-to-

U.S. Swings and Misses in Energy Competition Who can develop reliable, cheap, clean power? In the parlance of baseball, the U.S. led early with a leadoff home run. It invented, developed and perfected the first ultra-super critical (USC) coal-powered plant.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/20....24/10/05/u-s-swings-

Gilead Agrees to Allow Generic Version of Groundbreaking H.I.V. Shot in Poor Countries Many middle-income countries are left out of the deal, widening a gulf in access to critical medicines.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/1....0/02/health/lenacapa

The Problem With the Hurricane Category Rating After Helene, it may be time to rethink how to communicate the risks posed by storms, especially extreme rain.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/1....0/05/upshot/hurrican

See Venus rendezvous with the crescent moon in the night sky tonight (Oct. 5) On Saturday evening (Oct. 5) as darkness is falling, be sure to take a look low toward the west-southwest part of the sky for a beautiful celestial tableau formed by a lovely crescent moon and the brilliant planet Venus.
https://www.space.com/venus-mo....on-conjunction-octob