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Should we geoengineer the planet?

Scientists and companies increasingly support blocking some sunlight to avoid the worst impacts of global heating

Salon

Is it clouds, shipping or a volcano? Scientists present potential reasons for record heat

Climate researchers share theories behind apparent surge, though none have a full understanding yet of what has happened

The Guardian - US

Dramatic changes on Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter revealed in 10 years of Hubble Telescope images (video)

The space agency has learned a lot over 10 years observing the weather of our solar system's outer planets.

Space

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Artificial solar eclipse: Why are satellites trying to block the sun?

European Space Agency launches Proba-3 to create an artificial solar eclipse and study the sun’s atmosphere, the corona.

Al Jazeera

Lithium-rich Bolivia Lags Behind In Race To Mine Key Metal

In a patch of South America rich in lithium, used to make batteries for electric cars and other tech, Bolivia is lagging behind its neighbors in the race to mine the key metal.

International Business Times

Japanese company ispace plans to land helium-3 mining missions on the moon

Japanese company ispace signs agreement with Magna Petra for lunar collaboration and resource mining on future missions to the moon.

Space

Jon Jones, LeBron James targets of Colby Covington’s latest scorched-earth, cringey rant

Lambasting LeBron James for past ties to "Diddy"? Questioning Jon Jones' sexuality? Colby Covington went there during UFC Tampa media day.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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A ‘non-destructive’ tsunami was spotted after California’s earthquake. Simulations show the dangers of a real one

The 7.0 earthquake earlier this month led to a tsunami warning that was quickly canceled by forecasters but officials have warned people not to assume the next event will play out the same way

The Independent UK

After crashing on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years

Ingenuity may never fly above the surface of Mars again, but the downed helicopter is otherwise healthy and could serve as a weather station for decades, JPL says.

Space

2 huge asteroid strikes 36 million years ago didn't change Earth's climate over the long haul, study finds

Two giant asteroids that struck Earth about 36 million years ago did not cause any long-lasting shifts to our planet's climate, according to new research.

Space

The least environmentally friendly cruise companies ranked – with passenger favourites near bottom

Hurtigurten came out on top while Carnival brands ended up at the bottom

The Independent UK

What If Extraterrestrial Life Doesn’t Look Like Anything Found On Earth?

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? Scientists are preparing for that eventuality.

Inverse

Powerful solar storms are a nightmare for farmers. 'Our tractors acted like they were demon possessed'

When the sun's fury disrupts high-tech farming, precision turns to chaos.

Space

How to frame climate tipping points

The phrase grabs people's attention, but some scientists argue it's doing more harm than good

Salon

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Carbon dioxide rivers? Ancient Mars liquid may not all have been water

Scientists are rethinking a long-held belief that the liquid responsible for shaping Mars' surface must have been water.

LiveScience

Earth from space: Otherworldly stripes and shadowy dunes share center stage in 'hottest place on Earth'

This 2012 satellite photo shows a series of giant windblown ridges, known as yardangs, and a group of towering sand dunes at the heart of Iran's Lut Desert.

Space

Sunny days on Mars come with a weather warning: Dust storms ahead!

Warmth on sunny days could be a major trigger for instigating dust storm activity on Mars.

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Kris Jenner sleeps on these surprisingly affordable bed sheets − I've been testing them for three months, and I've never had more restful evenings

The Kardashian matriarch calls these the 'softest sheets I have ever felt,' and as a bedding expert, I agree – they've upgraded my sleep routine

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SpaceX rocket launch tops the Christmas tree at Vandenberg Space Force Base (photo)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket illuminated the Christmas tree during the holiday lighting ceremony that coincided with a Starlink satellite launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 4.

LiveScience

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Space

Cosmic rays may complicate the quest to find life on Mars

We may be racing against the clock to identify signs of life on Mars — and it's all because of cosmic rays.

Space

How the 'Great Filter' could explain why we haven't found intelligent aliens

One possible reason why we haven't found any intelligent life in the cosmos the Great Filter argument, which says that very few civilizations make it to the advanced spacefaring stage.

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Jaguar's Rebrand Has An Even Tougher Foe: An EV War With China

Much has already been said about the relaunch of the Jaguar brand, most of it in the form of the vacuously cruel homophobic pablum that occupies much of the internet’s twiddling. A sliver of it has contained intelligent analysis. But little of it has looked at how the venerable, reimagined…

LiveScience

New thunderstorms wider than Earth are spewing out green lightning on Jupiter — and could make one of the gas giant's massive bands disappear

A pair of massive thunderstorms have been spotted swirling in Jupiter's "South Equatorial Belt" and are likely unleashing massive bolts of green lightning. Some experts think the pale clouds could end up altering the rusty band's color — and potentially even making it "disappear."

Radio France Internationale

UN report warns increase in permanently dry land is 'redefining life on Earth'

Just over 75 percent of the world's land has been left "permanently drier" over the previous three decades, a UN-backed report has found. The data coincides with Cop16 talks on desertification held in Saudi Arabia until Friday.

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