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Plus: Amateur stargazers capture a space rock smashing into Jupiter 💥 A cosmic rock collided with Jupiter in the last week of August, unleashing a brief flash of light that was captured by Earth-based telescopes. The Japan-based network of telescopes, primarily consisting of the Organized Autotelescopes for Serendipitous Event Survey (OASES) and the Planetary Observation Camera for Optical Transient Surveys (PONCOTS), successfully detected this visible impact. Read more in today's [Must Read](. Good morning. I’m Shubhangi, an editorial assistant at IE. This is the Blueprint. Let's get into it! VIDEO OF THE DAY [Is Nikola Tesla Overrated?]( Why we need this material more than oil now Surging global demand for copper, a crucial component in green tech and EVs, poses mining and recycling challenges amid electrification efforts. 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