Time for Kids - USA (2021-10-29)

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(^2) TIME FOR KIDS October 29, 2021
BY BRIAN S. MCGRATH
On October 17, the winners of the
first annual Earthshot Prize were
announced in London, England.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge,
is a founder of the award. His aim is
to inspire new ideas and technolo-
gies for helping the environment
and fighting climate change.
“We need everyone , from all
parts of society, to raise their ambi-
tion and unite in repairing our
planet,” William says.
Each of the five winning groups
will receive about $1.4 million to
expand on its idea. The winners
include the government of Costa
Rica. It’s paying citizens to restore
local ecosystems. Milan, Italy, was
recognized for reducing food
waste. Coral farms in the Bahamas
won for their work restoring reefs.
Other winners developed tech-
nologies. A group in India invented
a machine that creates fuel and
fertilizer from farming waste.
And a group based in Europe and
Asia created a device that uses

REPAIRING

THE PLANET

BY ELLEN NAM

NASA launched a robotic

spacecraft called Lucy on

October 16. For the next 12

years, Lucy will explore aster-

oids near Jupiter. These space

rocks could reveal how planets

were formed.

Lucy will fly into a cluster

of asteroids called the Trojan

entourage. These asteroids

orbit the sun with Jupiter.

There could be thousands of

them, or even millions. Lucy

will get close-up views of

seven of them. The biggest of

these asteroids is about 70

miles across.

“Are there mountains?

Valleys? Pits? Mesas? Who

knows? I’m sure we’re going

to be surprised,” Hal Weaver

says. He’s the NASA scientist

in charge of Lucy’s camera.

“We can hardly wait to see

what... images will reveal

about these fossils from the

formation of the solar system.”

SEE YOU LATER, LUCY!

INSPIRING IDEAS Prince William speaks

at the Earthshot Prize ceremony, in

London, on October 17.

UP AND AWAY T h e s p a c e c r a f t L u c y b l a s t s

off on an Atlas V rocket from Cape

Canaveral, Florida, on October 16.

emissions-free hydrogen. This can

power buildings and heat homes.

The Earthshot Prize will be

given every year until 2030. “The

actions we choose or choose not to

take in the next 10 years will deter-

mine the fate of the planet for the

next thousand,” William says.

“The future is ours to determine.”

COVER: PETER IRUNGU—WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE