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A bright green comet may be visible with the naked eye starting later this month

Comet C/2022 E3 was first spotted last year and will draw nearest to the Earth in early February. The brightness of comets tends to be unpredictable, but astronomers say this one is promising.

WEKU

Why is January so depressing? Blame the Earth’s tilt

Scientist explains the weather and climate factors that combine to produce wintry conditions at the turn of the year.

Inverse

The first orbital space launch from British soil will take off on Monday

LauncherOne will depart from Spaceport Cornwall and will take satellites into orbit.

WEKU

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Orion back at Kennedy Space Center so NASA can dissect Artemis I mission

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orion space capsule from Artemis I has come full circle, having launched from Kennedy Space Center, traveled 1.4 million miles in space and around the moon, splashed back down to Earth in the Pacific Ocean, and now journeyed 2,500 miles over land for its return to…

Orlando Sentinel

NSW software engineer forges space industry career capturing satellite-to-satellite images

An Australian software engineer is among the first people in the world to work with new satellite inspection technology to help manage the huge volume of objects orbiting the Earth.

ABC News

Lightning storms in the Top End are unlike anywhere else in Australia. What makes them so frequent and dramatic?

In the Northern Territory's Top End, lightning appears like clockwork during the wet season, attracting storm chasers and meteorologists from all over the globe. So, what goes into a tropical thunderstorm — and why are they so dramatic?

ABC News

Look: Incredible images reveal winter on Mars as seen from space

While Mars does not experience snowfall the same way Earth does, seasonal change results in some interesting phenomena.

Inverse

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If Mars had life, it may not have needed oxygen to survive — study

A new study questions the existence of an oxygen-rich atmosphere on Mars, but it doesn’t rule out life on ancient Mars.

Inverse

Move over Hale-Bopp: Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to naked eye

A newly discovered comet could be visible to the naked eye as it shoots past the Earth and the Sun in the coming weeks for the first time in 50,000 years.

Radio France Internationale

Climate activists fear Stormont won't deliver on Climate Bill

“This year is going to be the hottest year in recorded history - it’s not the year to just sit idly and watch it”

Belfast Live

Vandals set fire to Valleys school causing over £20k of damage

'Why on earth would anyone do this?'

Wales Online

On my radar: Andrea Elliott’s cultural highlights

The Pulitzer prize-winning journalist on the art of children’s games, an addictive podcast and the most breathtaking place on Earth

The Guardian - UK

Nuclear energy could help astronauts survive 336-hour-long lunar nights

When astronauts on the Artemis mission and beyond spend long periods in Lunar Night, they'll need innovative forms of energy to power vehicles and research instruments.

Inverse

‘Holy grail’ wheat gene discovery could feed our overheated world

Harvests that form a vital element of the diets of 4.5 billion people are being devastated by global heating. Now research has found a key to create a heat-resistant variety

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Why do we get pimples and how old is the Earth? Try our kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

Daily Mirror

Nasa satellite which has been orbiting earth for almost four decades set to fall from sky

The satellite, which has been in space for 39 years, is expected to break up as it re-enters the earth's atmosphere, although some sections are likely to remain intact

Al Jazeera

Decades-old NASA satellite due to re-enter atmosphere, low threat

Most of the 2,450kg (5,400lb) satellite will burn up in atmosphere but some pieces are expected to survive re-entry.

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 7 January 2023

The Sinaloa Cartel was dealt a significant blow this week with the capture of Ovidio Guzmán. You know the name. The city of Culiacán descended into an orgy of retaliatory violence.

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A bright green comet not seen since last ice age will be in Dallas/Fort Worth skies this month

A bright green comet that has not been seen since the last ice age will be visible in Dallas/Forth Worth skies later this month.

Tribune News Service

Global loss of glaciers more substantial than previously thought, new study says

A global loss of glaciers resulting in rising sea levels is far more substantial than previously thought, a study published Thursday in the journal Science reveals.

Birmingham Post

List of first UK space satellites, the firms behind them and what they're for

Cornwall is in the spotlight as the site of the UK's first ever space launch - we take a look at the UK tech firms behind the satellites making history

The Guardian - UK

H-bombs or chicken bones: the race to define the start of the Anthropocene

Humanity is now a ‘geological superpower’ and declaring a new epoch is critical to tackling its impact, scientists say

The Conversation

The amazing system plants use to shape their roots and why it could help protect crops from climate change

Plants have colonised the vast majority of the Earth’s surface. So what is the key to their success?

The National (Scotland)

Most of the Earth's glaciers may be gone by end of the century, scientists warn

MORE than three-quarters of Earth’s glaciers may be gone by the end of the century if investment in fossil fuels continues and global temperatures…

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Even If The World Meets Its Climate Targets, Half Of All Glaciers Will Be Gone In 77 Years

In the latest instalment of Humanity’s Fucked: Half of Earth’s glaciers will be gone by 2100 even if every single nation meets its unlikely climate targets under the Paris Agreement.According to a new climate change report published on Thursday, 49 per cent of all the glaciers on the planet will…

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