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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.

The Hindu

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.

Space

Idealista, Earth and Geographique show out

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

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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:

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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

The Independent UK

'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.

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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.

LiveScience

AI is our ‘Promethean fire': using it wisely means knowing its true nature – and our own minds

Future historians may well regard 2023 as a landmark in the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). But whether that future will prove utopian, apocalyptic or somewhere in between is anyone’s guess.

The Conversation

The strange story of the grave of Copernicus

Nicholas Copernicus was the astronomer who, five centuries ago, explained that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than vice versa. A true Renaissance man, he also practised as a mathematician, engineer, author, economic theorist and medical doctor.

The Conversation

Wolverine and Colossus just put a brutal new twist on their Fastball Special combo move

Colossus and Wolverine have a new combo move that shows off the brutal new X-Men era

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Fireballs and Innumerable Meteors: Catch the Quadrantid Meteor Shower Tonight Only

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Quadrantid meteors.

Inverse

James Webb Space Telescope could look for 'carbon-lite' exoplanet atmospheres in search for alien life

If the James Webb Space Telescope detects depleted carbon dioxide in a planet's atmosphere, that could indicate water.

Space

How industrial agriculture is disturbing the nitrogen cycle and undermining conditions for life on Earth

Six of our nine planetary boundaries have now been crossed – and industrial agriculture are the main culprit. That is what a team of scientists under Johan Rockström reported in an article published in September..

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Aussie fossils unlock photosynthesis mystery

Scientists have discovered microstructures in 1.75 billion-year-old microfossils from the NT that could unearth the origins of oxygenic photosynthesis.

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SpaceX launches Swedish internet satellite to orbit (video)

SpaceX launched a Swedish broadband satellite tonight (Jan. 3) on the company's second mission of 2024.

The Conversation

How scientists are helping plants get the most out of photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is the starting point for almost every food chain, sustaining most life on Earth. You would be forgiven, then, for thinking nature has perfected the art of turning sunlight into sugar. But that isn’t exactly true. If you struggle with life goals, it might reassure you to know even…

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1st private mission to Venus will search for alien life in clouds of sulfuric acid

The first-ever private mission Venus is slated to launch in 2025. and aims to search for signs of life in its clouds by detecting organic chemistry.

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From the moon to Europa, six space missions to be excited for in 2024

Explore six of the most exciting space missions of 2024, including NASA's Artemis program, Europa Clipper, VIPER, Lunar Trailblazer, JAXA’s MMX, and Hera.

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Elon Musk launches 'Starlink Direct-to-Phone' satellites

Elon Musk has announced the launch of Starlink Direct-to-Phone satellites. Read Further on Dynamite News

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CO2 levels in planet atmosphere could be a sign of its habitability: study

New research reveals a "habitability signature" to detect liquid water on planets, potentially aiding in the search for life.

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Japan earthquake: death toll rises to 62 amid warnings of landslides and aftershocks

Ishikawa and its Noto peninsula, one of the worst affected areas, has been hit by more than 100 aftershocks

Space

The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2023

Last year was a very busy one in the final frontier. Here's a rundown of some highlights, from Starship's debut to NASA's first asteroid sample-return.

The Conversation

Meteors, supermoons, a comet and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2024

What exciting events will we see in the southern sky in 2024? Meteor showers, Saturn covered by the Moon, close approaches of bright planets to each other, supermoons – and, if we’re lucky, a comet visible to the naked eye.

LiveScience

Monstrous X5 solar flare launched on New Year's Eve could bring auroras to Earth tonight

In the final hours of Dec. 31, 2023, the sun launched its most powerful solar flare in 6 years. On Jan. 2, radiation from the blast may bring auroras to Earth's skies.

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