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Microbes in Atacama desert's lost lagoons may mirror early life on Mars

A jaw-dropping ecosystem of crystal-clear lagoons and salt plains in Argentina's Puna de Atacama desert could offer a window onto early life on Earth and Mars.

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AP photos reveal intensity, insecurity and inequality in 2023 as world altered by climate change

Punishing heat that hovered and hung on much longer than usual. Flash floods that washed away large swaths of land and life. And wildfires that burned much of the year, leaving a wake of smoke and charred earth.

The Independent UK

NASA Streams First Video Of Cat Named “Taters” From Deep Space Via Laser

Taters the cat was laser-beamed for all of NASA to see; if only he knew. The post NASA Streams First Video Of Cat Named “Taters” From Deep Space Via Laser first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The 12 Most Mind-Blowing Science Breakthroughs of 2023

These breakthroughs are no-doubt-about-it advances that crucially improved our medical, technological, or astronomical understanding.

Inverse

Does non-carbon-based life exist?

Why are all living things carbon-based? Could extraterrestrial life instead be based on something like silicon?

Salon

This cat video is out of this world, and NASA used a laser to beam it to Earth

The 15-second video of Taters the cat was beamed to Earth from NASA's Psyche spacecraft, 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) away. Taters is shown chasing a red laser light.

WEKU

Arctic eruption shatters Iceland, Grindavik evacuated amidst tremors

Witness the awe-inspiring eruption near Grindavik, Iceland. Fissures burst, lava flows, and authorities brace for the unknown duration of this volcanic spe...

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19-million-year-old fossil jaw bone hints the biggest whales first evolved somewhere unexpected

Baleen whales are the titans of the ocean, the largest animals to have ever lived. The record holder is the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), which can reach lengths of up to 30 metres. That’s longer than a basketball court.

The Conversation

Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland after weeks of earthquake warnings − a geologist explains what's happening

Lava erupted through a fissure in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula on Dec. 18, 2023, shooting almost 100 feet (30 meters) in the air in its early hours.

The Conversation

Parts of UK could see northern lights tonight, says Met Office

Aurora borealis forecast to be visible across huge swathes of the North Atlantic and Scandinavia

The Independent UK

How the runaway greenhouse gas effect can destroy a planet's habitability — including Earth's

Scientists watched as a simulated planet was driven from a habitable Earth-like heaven to an inhospitable Venus-like hell as the result of a runaway greenhouse effect, delivering a stark climate message.

Space

Orange tabby cat named Taters steals the show in first video sent by laser from deep space

An orange tabby cat named Taters stars in the first video sent by laser from deep space, stealing the show as he chases a red laser light

The Independent UK

NASA's Historic Milestone: Cat Video Successfully Streamed from Space

NASA achieves historic milestone by streaming ultra-high definition video from deep space using laser technology. Plus, a cat named Tater steals the show! ...

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NASA laser-beams adorable cat video to Earth from 19 million miles away (video)

NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications experiment streamed a high-definition video of Taters the cat to Earth from 19 miles (31 million km) away in a groundbreaking demonstration.

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New Webb Telescope Image Reveals Uranus In A Whole New Light

A new JWST image of Uranus is shedding light on the ice giant's ring structure and mysterious storms.

The Guardian - UK

‘It surprised the scientists’: Grindavík residents in limbo after powerful eruption

Grindavík residents had been preparing to spend Christmas back at home after being evacuated

Space

Pew! Pew! Pew! NASA's 1st successful two-way laser experiment is a giant leap for moon and Mars communications

NASA has completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system, marking a significant advancement in space communication technology.

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Weapon X-Men introduces a new super-team made up entirely of Wolverine variants

Including the all-new character Jane Howlett

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Hubble Telescope captures a galaxy's 'forbidden' light in stunning new image

The "forbidden" light of the spiral galaxy MCG-01-24-014 is captured in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope, suggesting the galaxy contradicts common rules of quantum physics.

LiveScience

Strange 'slide whistle' fast radio burst picked up by alien-hunting telescope defies explanation

The fascinating patterns of 35 repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) reveal new properties of these mysterious blasts of deep-space radiation that appear and disappear in milliseconds.

International Business Times

'Too Dangerous Inside': China Quake Victims Set In For Freezing Night

As evening brought freezing temperatures to northwestern China's Gansu province, shellshocked residents huddled around small fires in the street, reeling after the country's deadliest earthquake in years deprived them of shelter.

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The story of David Bowie and Bing Crosby's Little Drummer Boy: "David wasn’t going to do the show, and his mum said, ‘No, you HAVE to work with Bing Crosby!’ She was a fan"

A schmaltzy TV special did not seem the most likely vehicle for a hit Christmas single, but this 1977 collaboration between David Bowie and Bing Crosby yielded an enduring classic that cuts across the generational divide

Space

This alien planetary system has a Jupiter world 99 times wider than Earth

Astronomers found two planetary systems centered around solar analogs containing mini-Neptune planets and a "super-Jupiter" world 99 times the size of Earth.

The Guardian - US

Taters the cat stars in Nasa’s first video streamed from deep space

Cat chases laser pointer dot in 15-second video, designed to test possibility of sending streaming video through deep space

The Guardian - UK

Iceland volcano eruption: will it spark a flight crisis and how long will it last?

As a 2.5-mile fissure opens up in the Earth’s crust spewing jets of lava, we look at the local and international implications

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