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2023's billion-dollar disasters list shattered the US record with 28 big weather and climate disasters amid Earth's hottest year on record

National weather analysts released their 2023 billion-dollar disasters list on Jan. 9, just as 2024 was getting off to a ferocious start. A blizzard was sweeping across across the Plains and Midwest, and the South and East faced flood risks from extreme downpours.

The Conversation

SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites from California early Jan. 11

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch early Thursday morning (Jan. 11), sending 22 Starlink satellites to orbit.

Space

Last Year was the Hottest on Record and Almost Touched a Key Threshold Sought to be Avoided

Copernicus, the European climate agency, said 2023 was 1.48 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels

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JAXA, NASA reveal 1st images from XRISM X-ray space telescope

Launched in September 2023, the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) — led by JAXA, in collaboration with NASA with additional contributions from ESA — has produced its first test images.

Space

2023 Hottest Recorded Year As Earth Nears Key Limit

The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said Tuesday.

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2023 was hottest year on record as Earth nears critical 1.5°C threshold

The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said Tuesday.

France 24

The age of the private moon mission has begun

Astrobotic's Peregrine Lander has set the stage for a new era of commercial missions to the moon in the coming years.

Space

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Neutron stars could be the ultimate dark matter detectors

One astronomer proposes that, instead of building gigantic, expensive experiments on Earth, we should try another method of searching for dark matter: Looking to the stars.

Space

NASA funds Venus sample-return, interstellar probes and other far-out space tech

Through its NIAC program, NASA has awarded funding to 13 innovative space technology concepts that could shape future missions to Venus, Mars and worlds beyond our solar system.

Space

Earth Shatters Heat Records: 2023 Hottest Year, Threshold Nears

Earth shattered heat records in 2023, inching closer to the Paris Accord's warming threshold. Copernicus predicts 2024 to be even hotter. Climate crisis in...

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Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says

Earth shattered global annual heat records last year and it's flirting with the warming threshold that nations wanted to stay within to avoid the worst consequences of climate change

The Independent UK

What does space smell like?

From carbon molecules and ozone on spacesuits to the nauseating odor of comets and the sweet tang of gas clouds, the universe is a natural laboratory for aromatic chemistry.

Space

Human remains blasted into space on Vulcan rocket will 'desecrate' the moon, Navajo Nation says

Astrobotic Technology's Peregrine moon lander has successfully launched into space on a brand-new rocket and will attempt to touch down on the lunar surface in February. But the lander's payload includes human remains, which leaders of the Navajo Nation claim is "tantamount to desecration."

LiveScience

Private Peregrine lander launches to the moon: What science could it do?

Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander launched today (Jan. 8) with five NASA science payloads aboard. Here's what the experiments are designed to do.

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Evening Standard

Immersive 360° film shows the astonishing life cycle of jellyfish across four-storey high screens

Outernet London's latest showcase, which is from award-winning director Roland Lane and Cinesite, highlights the fragility and beauty of nature in dazzling 8k definition

Louder

Four Ziggy Stardust-era David Bowie B-side tracks will arrive on Record Store Day as part of the new Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth) LP

Some rare Bowie cuts are getting a proper release

The Guardian - US

Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says

James Hansen says limit will be passed ‘for all practical purposes’ by May though other experts predict that will happen in 2030s

LiveScience

Fossils locked away for 1.75 billion years hold clues about key moment in Earth's history

Fossils from Australia provide the first direct evidence that photosynthesis was happening at least 1.75 billion years ago.

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All the showings of Lesley Riddoch's Denmark: State of Happiness film

A FILM on why Denmark is one of the happiest nations on earth is set to shown across Scotland.

Space

DHL delivering Everest rock, 'meme' coin to the moon on Astrobotic lander

A rock from Mount Everest, a time capsule from Belgium, a physical 'meme' coin and a letter from a private astronaut are now being delivered to the moon's surface by DHL.

Space

Floating 'magic islands' on Saturn's moon Titan may be honeycomb-shaped snow

On Saturn's largest moon, Titan, snows of organic compounds may form glacier-like honeycomb chunks in methane lakes, appearing as floating "magic islands."

Space

ULA's 1st Vulcan Centaur rocket launch looks spectacular in these photos and videos

Relive ULA's Vulcan Centaur debut with these awesome photos. The mission sent the private Peregrine moon lander toward Earth's nearest neighbor.

Space

Europe's Proba-3 mission will create an 'artificial eclipse' to the study sun's corona

Europe will launch two satellites in September which will together form an artificial eclipse to help scientists study the sun.

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These Companies Want To Reach The Moon in 2024 — Who Will Make It?

NASA hopes companies can ferry equipment and supplies to the Moon rather than the space agency building its own Earth-Moon transit system.

Space

ULA's Vulcan rocket launches private US moon lander, 1st since Apollo, and human remains in debut flight

ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket launched on its first-ever mission this morning (Jan. 8), sending the private Peregrine lander toward the moon.

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