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1. Jupiter’s Red Spot – Shrinking!
2. SpaceX satellites could blight the night sky, warn astronomers:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/28/spacex-satellites-could-blight-the-night-sky-warn-astronomers3. Liftoff: the new race to the moon begins : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/25/liftoff-the-new-race-to-the-moon-begins-elon-musk-jeff-bezos-donald-trump-nasa-lunar-gateway
4. Brian Cox: the Planets: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/28/the-planets-review-bbc-two-brian-cox-solar-system Flat Earth Believers
1. Though not a new phenomenon, Flat Earth Theory has enjoyed a huge resurgence recently. A YouGov poll indicated that a third of Americans aged 18 to 24 were unsure of the shape of our planet, in spite of scientific proofs from Pythagoras to NASA, and 2% of Americans believe the Earth is not a Sphere!. Why has this happened now, and what does it tell us about society today?
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