Nasa's Juno probe to make closest pass of Jupiter and other top stories.

• Nasa's Juno probe to make closest pass of Jupiter

  

  Nasa’s Juno spacecraft will make its closest pass of Jupiter on Saturday when it soars over the swirling cloud tops of the solar system’s largest planet at more than 125,000 miles per hour. The close encounter will be the first time the $1.1bn (£840m) probe has its full suite of cameras and scientific instruments switched on and turned towards the planet as it flies overhead at an altitude of 2,600 miles. Mission scientists expect the spacecraft to capture the most spectacular images of the pla..

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• This 2500-year-old stone just revealed the name of a powerful Etruscan goddess

  

  Researchers have been translating an inscription on an ancient Etruscan stone slab, and have found mention of the powerful deity, Uni, which suggests the possible existence of an underground cult in the area dedicated to the goddess 2,500 years ago. Thought to be the Etruscan equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera and the Roman goddess Juno, Uni was likely worshipped as a fertility deity and mother figure by the people of northern Etruria, Italy.  The mention of the goddess Uni is included as par..

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• Human-Induced Climate Change Has Been Going On Longer Than You Think

  

  This story originally appeared on the Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Continents and oceans in the northern hemisphere began to warm with industrial-era fossil fuel emissions nearly 200 years ago, pushing back the origins of human-induced climate change to the mid-19th century. The first signs of warming from the rise in greenhouse gases which came hand-in-hand with the Industrial Revolution appear as early as 1830 in the tropical oceans and the Arctic, meaning that clim..

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• Manuka: New Zealand moves to trademark the word, alarming Australian honey producers

  

  Manuka: New Zealand moves to trademark the word, alarming Australian honey producers Posted August 26, 2016 16:04:59 Australian producers have been alarmed by moves in New Zealand to trademark the word Manuka. Key points:In export markets it sells for around $150 per kilogramPlant grows natively in Australia and New ZealandClaims Manuka is a Maori word and should be protected Manuka honey is a popular and expensive product, thanks in part to celebrity endorsements.T..

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• The world's largest pyramid is hidden under a mountain in Mexico

  

  While Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza is by far the most talked-about pyramid in the world, it isn’t the biggest by a long shot. That title goes to the Great Pyramid of Cholula - an ancient Aztec temple in Puebla, Mexico with a base four times larger than Giza's, and nearly twice the volume. Why is the world's biggest pyramid so often overlooked? It could be because that gigantic structure is actually hidden beneath layers of dirt, making it look more like a natural mountain than a place of worsh..

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• A word, Mr Wolfe?

  

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• Hobart Lord Mayor's bid for $50k makeover for metal Christmas tree fails

  

  Hobart Lord Mayor's bid for $50k makeover for metal Christmas tree fails By Georgie Burgess Updated August 26, 2016 17:42:27 A plan to resurrect the Hobart City Council's controversial metal Christmas tree has been rejected and labelled "ludicrous".Lord Mayor Sue Hickey wanted her council to approve a revamp of the tree by keeping it as an architectural feature in Salamanca Place during the year and decorated during the festive season.The tree, which cost $35,000 ..

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• Pokemon 'no go' area declared by local Melbourne council

  

  Pokemon 'no go' area declared by local Melbourne council Updated August 26, 2016 15:33:39 A Melbourne council has banned people playing Pokemon Go from a construction site for their own safety.The city of Knox in Melbourne's east said hundreds of people have been converging on a site in Ferntree Gully where a lake is being refurbished.The influx of players has been hampering the works, so the council declared a "Pokemon STOP" area.Knox Council Mayor Tony Holland said wo..

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