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That sinking feeling: Australia’s Limestone Coast is drying up https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/05/that-sinking-feeling-australias-limestone-coast-is-drying-up

"Australia may install 220,000 home batteries under subsidy scheme"
#Australia #Batteries #Energy

Australia may install 220,000 home batteries under subsidy scheme
Australia is on track to surpass 2024 home battery installation records, with July data from SunWiz indicating that up to 220,000 units could be deployed in the first year of the federal Cheaper Home Batteries subsidy.

Astronomen entdecken Supererde in der habitablen Zone
Gibt es da draußen Leben? Eine weitere Methode soll es ermöglichen, bewohnbare Planeten zu finden. Eine Supererde in der habitablen Zone wurde so entdeckt.

Faced with the growing risk that #LightPollution represents for the development of astronomy in Chile, international observatories with a presence in the country have formed a joint organization dedicated to protecting the dark skies of northern Chile: https://giantmagellan.org/2025/06/03/dark-skies-council-international-astronomical-observatories-join-forces-to-protect-chiles-skies/ - the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), the Giant Magellan Telescope, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and Carnegie Science’s Las Campanas Observatory (LCO), signed an agreement to create the Dark Skies Council; through this alliance, the institutions will work in a coordinated manner to protect Chile’s privileged skies.

"In coming weeks, proposed job cuts and restructures will be released for the Academic Portfolio, Research and Innovation Portfolio, the College of Science and Medicine, and the College of Arts and Social Sciences."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025…

Australian National University announces first round of job cuts as part of effort to turn around financial issues
As the Australian National University grapples with its dire financial position, the first of several rounds of job cuts has been announced as the institution seeks to save $250 million by the end of the year, including $100 million from salaries.

CrowdStrike released its annual threat hunting report showing that we're in a new era of cyberattacks from sophisticated attackers who rely on clever social engineering, AI, and devices outside of IT's purview.
Check out my latest CSO piece for more details and tips on how defenders can better guard against these threats.
CrowdStrike: A new era of cyberthreats from sophisticated threat actors is here

CrowdStrike: A new era of cyberthreats from sophisticated threat actors is here
The company’s latest threat hunting report highlights the speed and AI sophistication of threat groups today, offering defenders strategies for keeping up.

"Australia’s Revolutionary Hydrogen Powder Is Easier and Cheaper to Use for Clean Energy"
#Australia #Energy #Hydrogen

Australia’s Revolutionary Hydrogen Powder Is Easier and Cheaper to Use for Clean Energy
A mere month of expected output at 2030 production targets would more than satisfy the entire global hydrogen energy demand.

The #interstellar #comet #ATLAS with a 2-meter telescope, from the AT "Deep g'-band Imaging of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS from the Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT)" https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17264 - other observations were reported in https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17263 ("Interstellar Interloper C/2025 N1 is Active"), and there are a short JPL video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vzafaw0t08 and ESA and NASA press releases in https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Planetary_Defence/ESA_tracks_rare_interstellar_comet and https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/planetary-defense/2025/07/02/nasa-discovers-interstellar-comet-moving-through-solar-system/

Astronomen klären Entstehung des heißen Gasriesen Wasp-121b
Der Exoplanet Wasp-121b umkreist seinen Stern in einer sehr engen Bahn. Entstanden ist er jedoch viel weiter weg, wie Forscher herausgefunden haben.

The most energetic transients - tidal disruptions of high-mass stars: #ExtremeNuclearTransients (ENTs) are the most energetic transients yet observed.