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SpaceX to launch 1st batch of 'direct to cell' Starlink satellites early Dec. 16

SpaceX plans to launch 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites, including the first six 'direct to cell' craft, early Saturday morning (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.

Space

New Rockets Set To Launch In 2024

Several new European and American rockets are set for blast off in 2024, at a time the aerospace industry faces a shortage of launch vehicles fueled by the rise of satellite constellations.

International Business Times

The first-ever survey on Australian attitudes towards space is out. So, what do we think?

If someone were to ask you how space technologies impact your daily life, or how much Australia should invest in space, would you have an immediate answer or would you wonder why these questions were even being asked?

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See the Geminid meteor shower 2023 light up the sky in these amazing photos

The Geminid meteor shower, one of the best of the year, put on a brilliant show Dec. 13 amid a near-moonless sky. More shooting stars are expected tonight.

Space

Sun unleashes monster X-class solar flare, most powerful since 2017 (video)

The sun unleashed an X2.8 solar flare today (Dec. 14), its most powerful such eruption since September 2017.

Space

Aurora-like 'Steve' phenomenon and glowing 'picket fences' point to unknown exotic physics

A recent study suggests the aurora-like STEVE and "picket fence" phenomena are generated by low-altitude electric fields parallel to Earth's magnetic field.

Space

Tiny 14-inch satellite studies 'hot Jupiter' exoplanets evaporating into space

Hot Jupiters are gas giants so close to their star that the star's heat and radiation can blow the planets' atmosphere away.

Space

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COP28: Global Agreement to Abandon Fossil Fuels

Celebrating the turning tide as nations unite, bidding adieu to fossil fuels at COP28. A global commitment sparking a greener revolution for our planet's f...

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Astronomers discover 25 'stripped stars' that may be a missing link in supernova science

The discovery of stars with their outer layers of hydrogen stripped by companions fills a glaring hole in our understanding of supernovas and binary systems with colliding neutron stars.

LiveScience

China launches secret space plane on 3rd-ever mission

China launched its secretive reusable space plane into orbit for its third mission on Dec. 14, just one day after the U.S. Space Force took its own X-37B space plane off the launch pad.

Space

Earth Gravel Series expands to 20 events, adds races to USA and Chile in 2024

'Spirit of cycling and competition spread around the world is awesome' says director of Grasshopper Series event now in global spotlight

Cycling News

OPINION - Labour's Keir Starmer has precisely nothing to offer on illegal migration solutions

The general rule of politics that you should never interrupt your opponent when he’s busy digging his own grave is one Sir Keir Starmer has taken to heart. Yesterday, his gag at Prime Minister’s Questions was: “Christmas is a time of peace on earth and good will to all. Has…

Evening Standard

SETI's 1st 'conversation' with a humpback whale offers insight on how to talk to E.T.

Humpback whale "conversations" provide valuable insight on how humans may one day communicate with life beyond Earth.

Space

'Almost unbelievable': Rare void from the sun briefly blew up Mars' atmosphere last year, and it could happen to Earth too

On Dec. 26, 2022, NASA's MAVEN Orbiter witnessed Mars' magnetic shield and atmosphere drastically "balloon" outward by thousands of miles. The sudden expansion was triggered by a rare gap in solar wind.

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EPA Urged for Robust Checks on Carbon Capture: Report

Dance of Science and Policy: Ensuring carbon captured by US EPA stays grounded for good. Eco-champions demand reinforced procedures!

Space

Space weather is chaotic and hard to predict. This new model could change that

Scientists are building a 'beyond state-of-the-art' digital model of near-Earth space to improve forecasting of solar storms and their effects on infrastructure.

Al Jazeera

Geminid meteor shower: Where, when and how to watch it

Considered an annual favourite, the Geminid meteor shower which peaks tonight is believed to be intensifying each year.

Space

Watch Rocket Lab return to flight with satellite launch tonight

Tonight (Dec. 14), Rocket Lab plans to launch its first mission since a failure this past September, and you can watch the action live.

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The Guardian - AU

From dystopian drama to heart-rending documentary: the 10 best Australian films of 2023

The punk horror of Talk to Me, the beauty of Shayda and the heartbreak of Man on Earth – it has been a cracker year

Space

ISS astronaut snaps amazing photos of icebergs from space

European astronaut Andreas Mogensen captured amazing photos of giant icebergs floating in the South Atlantic from his perch aboard the International Space Station.

The Guardian - UK

Call me all the names you want – I won’t stop telling the truth about livestock farming

I’ve been accused of being a ‘soyboy’ and ‘in the pay of Big Lettuce’ by one of the most destructive industries on Earth, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Salon

The origin of life's building materials

Scientists still debate the origins of Earth’s life-sustaining elements. It may not be meteorites after all

Space

Could we defend Earth against a 'rubble pile' asteroid?

Scientists have discovered that many asteroids have the consistency of piles of rubble. Knowing this, how could we defend Earth against one of these asteroids?

The Guardian - UK

A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith review – one-way ticket to Muskow anyone?

Elon Musk has pledged to settle the red planet. Is it really worth the bother?

The Independent UK

New lab-made ‘near unbreakable substance’ rivals diamond

Breakthrough can lead to new materials for industrial uses like protective coatings for cars and spaceships, scientists say

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