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Help EarthSky keep going Please help us help you keep looking up. Donate today. Prefer PayPal or to send a check? Go here. We're in the last week of our once-yearly fund-raiser. We need you. This asteroid and comet look similar Nature is so cool! Cassini dives between Saturn and its rings This spacecraft made the 1st-ever dive through the gap between Saturn's outer atmosphere and inner rings on Wednesday. Why cats can't resist (even a phony) box Animal behavior expert explains what draws Fluffy to the #CatSquare. Landslides on dwarf planet Ceres A recent study reinforces the idea that Ceres has a lot of water ice. World Penguin Day We celebrated penguins on Tuesday. World Penguin Day is timed with their annual march to the sea. Tonight … Find Hercules between 2 bright stars The brilliant stars Arcturus and Vega help you find the constellation Hercules and its famous Keystone asterism. Oops!  My mistake. I apologize. Hi, y'all, it's Deborah. I said in Saturday's EarthSky News that we went between Venus and the sun March 25. We didn't!  Venus went between us and the sun March 25. Sorry for the confusion, and thanks to the many alert readers who caught it!

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Tonight … Find Hercules between 2 bright stars The brilliant stars Arcturus and Vega help you find the constellation Hercules and its famous Keystone asterism.

Io's shadow on Jupiter Scott MacNeill in Providence, Rhode Island caught Jupiter's closest moon, Io, casting its shadow on Jupiter's cloud tops. Another moon, Europa, is to the left. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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Government and supermarkets must do more to prevent food waste scandal 30-04-2017 01:01 AM BST Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee report on the financial cost of wasted food MPs urge greater support for regenerative medicine 30-04-2017 01:01 AM BST Science and Technology Committee publishes report on regenerative medicine "Inexcusable" lack of support for modern slavery victims 30-04-2017 01:01 AM BST Work and Pensions Committee says failures in the UK's system allow abusers to go free   The following link will allow you to view a copy of the latest news items.   Follow us:     This service is provided to you at no charge by United Kingdom Parliament. Sent on behalf of the UK Parliament website by GovDelivery. This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: United Kingdom Parliament · Houses of Parliament · London SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom · 020 7219 3000

The Guardian today: Tony Blair: ‘Labour can win at any point that it wants to get back to winning ways’

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the guardian today Sunday 30 Apr 2017 Headlines More » Tony Blair: 'Labour can win at any point that it wants to get back to winning ways' Twenty years after his 1997 landslide win, Tony Blair tells the Observer Labour must engage with voters on Brexit – and the electorate must not give the PM a 'blank cheque' Trump's 100-day rally: president launches attack on 'failing' media EU threatens Theresa May on trade talks and its citizens' rights Downing Street to garden retreat: David Cameron spends £25,000 on luxury hut Fear of neofascism keeps Emmanuel Macron ahead of Marine Le Pen Turkey blocks Wikipedia under law designed to protect national security General election 2017 More » Jeremy Corbyn gets personal in one-off campaign speech Labour leader departs from usual focus on issues and policies by talking about his personal history and motivations Most viewed in last 24 hours More » Anthony Joshua defeats Wladimir Klitschko in epic Wembley battle Anthony Joshua retained his IBF world title and added the WBC 'super' belt by stopping Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round of their heavyweight contest at Wembley An offer they couldn't refuse: The Godfather cast reunite, 45 years on Anthony Joshua knocks out Wladimir Klitschko in heavyweight title fight – as it happened 'See what he did to me. This isn't love' – the acid attacks shaming Italy Should I stop my unhelpful sister being my bridesmaid? If May really does mean what she says, she should put it in writing | Andrew Rawnsley Sport More » Time to remember the remarkable David Rocastle | Daniel Taylor Mark Selby fired up for world final but wary of veteran John Higgins Lewis Hamilton says he just wasn't quick enough after Vettel takes pole Comment is free More » Labour's aimless stroll towards oblivion in Glasgow | Kevin McKenna Defend Tim Farron, a true liberal, even if it makes us queasy | Nick Cohen Yes, I am a climate alarmist. Global warming is a crime against humanity | Lawrence Torcello Culture More » Patricia Lockwood: 'I'm a show-off, a clown' Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett: 'We fight over everything' Kate Tempest: 'I engage with all of myself, which is why it's dangerous' Business More » Good and bad news from an economy in uncharted territory Weak pound melts the British dream of a place in the sun Technology More » Samsung Galaxy S8+ review: the best plus-sized screen you can buy If we're in a simulation, why bother doing anything? | Letters Travel More » Great Brittany: discovering the Crozon peninsula Brussels city guide: what to see plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants Life and style More » Putting down roots: the transformation of a farm garden Koj, Cheltenham: restaurant review Football Comment is free Environment

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