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Review: Should Humans Settle Mars? This Book Is Skeptical.

A City on Mars is a counterbalance to the growing optimism over space exploration.

Reason

Cabinet clears ‘Prithvi’ programme for earth observation, satellite project with Mauritius

Government approves "Prithvi Vigyan" initiative to develop integrated earth science research and innovative programmes at a cost of ₹4,797 crore.

The Hindu

Lea Bertucci: Of Shadow and Substance review – unearthly sounds that seem to capture geological time

The leading noise musician has teamed up with Quartetto Maurice to create an album that distorts acoustic instruments to create an eerie, apocalyptic freak-out

The Guardian - UK

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‘Our minds are blank’: how ‘earthquake resilient’ Japan fails its ageing rural communities

Older people living in isolated places and outdated homes face enormous danger when disaster strikes

The Guardian - AU

Country diary: Look beneath the leafy lasagne – life is getting busy

Barnard Castle, Teesdale: In the winter woodland you can find more activity than you might think, including the most numerous animals on Earth

The Guardian - UK

NASA's Perseverance rover captures 360-degree view of Mars' Jezero Crater (video)

Get a detailed look at Perseverance's current location on Mars — the ancient Jezero Crater.

Space

How we discovered that Uranus and Neptune are actually nearly identical in colour

In many images of the two outer gas giants of the Solar System, Neptune typically looks rich blue while Uranus comes across as pale green. But now our new study, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, has revealed that these two ice giants are actually very similar…

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Uranus and Neptune are actually similar blues, 'true' color images reveal

A fresh analysis of Voyager 2's images of Uranus and Neptune reveal the two ice giants are similar shades of blue.

Space

Hubble Space Telescope sees wild weather raging on distant hot Jupiter world

The new weather forecasting method could one day be used on more Earth-like exoplanets.

Space

Mike Golic Jr. Says Diet As Offensive Lineman Produced ’Worst Smelling Farts on Planet Earth’

It takes a lot to make it as an offensive lineman at the top levels of football.

Sports Illustrated

SpaceX launches first Starlink satellites for direct-to-cell coverage

These satellites will function essentially like cell towers in space and could spell the end of cellular dead spots.

TechRadar

Japan delays MMX Mars moon sample-return mission to 2026

Japan has postponed the launch of a mission seeking to bring samples of a Martian moon to Earth until 2026, due to problems with the nation's new H3 rocket.

Space

Ukraine’s churches are adopting the western calendar – but not everyone is happy

Everywhere in Europe, rituals to mark the winter solstice have long been focused on the Christian narrative of the birth of Jesus. Yet in the ancient Julian calendar, which has gradually been falling out of synch with the Earth’s orbit around the Sun, Christmas Day now falls on January 7,…

The Conversation

Alien technosignatures more likely to be found on oxygen-rich exoplanets. Here's why

To stand the best chance of detecting technosignatures, SETI should survey exoplanets with atmospheres that are at least 18% oxygen.

Space

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The Stargazer’s Guide to the Best Astronomical Events of 2024

If you’re looking for a chance to experience the awesomeness of the cosmos, 2024 is one of the best stargazing years in recent memory.

Space

China launches 2 sets of commercial weather satellites in 3-day span (video)

On Dec. 24 and Dec. 27, China launched clusters of small satellites to provide commercial meteorological data.

Space

Male astronauts headed to Mars could thrive on this vegetarian salad

It turns out the optimal space meal for male astronauts is a tasty vegetarian salad, using ingredients grown in space that offer micronutrients needed to compensate for extra calories burned.

The Hindu

ISRO to perform crucial manoeuvre on January 6 to bind Aditya-L1 into L1 orbit

ISRO's Aditya-L1 mission to study the Sun from the L1 point with 7 payloads, set to reach destination on Jan 6.

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For Astrobotic, big risk (and bigger reward) ride on private Peregrine moon lander's Jan. 8 launch

Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic is gearing up for the Jan. 8 launch of its Peregrine lander, which will try to become the first private spacecraft to land on the moon.

The Hindu

Idealista, Earth and Geographique show out

Idealista, Earth and Geographique showed out when the horses were exercised in Mumbai on Thursday (Jan. 4) morning.

Dynamite News

San Francisco: Elon Musk has announced the launch of Starlink Direct-to-Phone satellites.

Elon Musk has announced the launch of Starlink Direct-to-Phone satellites. Musk shared a video on X on Wednesday and wrote, "First launch of Starlink Direct-to-Phone satellites." Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Giant ‘terror beast’ worms that colonised water 518 million years ago unearthed in Greenland

Worms were close to top of food chain, scientists say

The Independent UK

Ukrainian photographer Serhii Miroshynk on capturing life under a macro lens

His photograph of a green beetle resting on an acorn beat out 60,000 entries to win the Wiki Loves Earth prize this year. Sophie Holloway speaks to Miroshnyk about his fascination with tiny treasures, the war in Ukraine, and summers spent at ‘dachas’ in the forest

Space

'Cooling glass' could fight climate change by reflecting solar radiation back into space

To combat increasing global temperatures, scientists have developed a new cooling glass paint which effectively uses space as a heat sink.

LiveScience

Missions to the moon, Mars, Jupiter and more: These are the coolest space missions in 2024

Ambitious new missions to the moon, Venus, Jupiter and more are planned for 2024. Here is a preview of the exciting year in space ahead.

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