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NASA, ISRO complete key tests ahead of NISAR’s launch early next year

NASA, ISRO's NISAR to launch in Jan 2024. Mission to survey Earth's land/ice-covered surfaces every 12 days. Tests, incl. vibration, pending. NISAR to map entire globe, provide data to understand changes in ecosystems, ice mass, vegetation biomass, sea level rise, natural hazards.

The Hindu

Comets that 'bounce' from planet to planet could spread life across the universe

Scientists suspect that comets may have delivered the key ingredients for life on Earth, and new research outlines how exoplanets could have received these deliveries, too.

Space

'Bouncing' comets may be delivering the seeds of life to alien planets, new study finds

Researchers have simulated how comets pinballing from one planet to another could deliver critical organic molecules to exoplanets.

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‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets – study

One long-standing theory for how the molecular material for life ended up on Earth is that it could have been delivered by comets.

The Independent UK

NASA's SPHEREx mission aims to map 450 million galaxies and 100 million stars

NASA has begun construction has started on SPHEREx, a new extraordinary mission that will map the sky in unprecedented detail and color.

Space

NASA's first successful recovery of asteroid samples may reveal information about the origins of the universe

The OSIRIS-REx mission is NASA’s first mission to collect samples from an asteroid — in this case 101955 Bennu — and return to Earth.

The Conversation

Brightest Gamma Ray Burst “Of All Time” Temporarily Shocked Earth's Atmosphere

The cosmic explosion changed the electrical field of the upper ionosphere.

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Record-breaking 'BOAT' gamma-ray burst managed to disturb Earth's atmosphere

The brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen was also the first to impact Earth's upper ionosphere, a new study suggests.

Space

NASA and Japan launch world's 1st wooden satellite into orbit. Here's why it could help solve a huge problem for our planet.

The magnolia wood LignoSat is an attempt to make space junk biodegradable. NASA and Japan's space agency (JAXA) could launch it as soon as 2024.

LiveScience

Did this chemical reaction create the building blocks of life on Earth?

How did life begin? How did chemical reactions on the early Earth create complex, self-replicating structures that developed into living things as we know them?

The Conversation

Dark matter data salvaged from balloon-borne telescope that landed hard on Earth

Science data from a damaged balloon-borne telescope was salvaged, thanks to old-fashioned SD drives.

Space

Iceland on high alert for volcanic eruption – what we know so far

The Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland trembled with an intense swarm of earthquakes on the afternoon of Friday November 10. Hundreds of quakes were detected on the regional networks of seismometers and several were strong enough to be felt in Reykjavik, 50 kilometres away.

The Conversation

NASA's Mars robots are on their own right now — here's why

NASA has stopped sending commands to its Mars missions for two weeks, but that doesn't mean the robotic explorers are taking a vacation.

Space

The fiery Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's how to watch.

Up to 15 "shooting stars" per hour may be visible in dark skies as the Leonid meteor shower peaks Friday and Saturday (Nov. 17 and 18).

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SpaceX launches world's 1st satellite that can pinpoint carbon emissions from space

The world's first satellite capable of detecting industrial sources of carbon emissions from space has just reached orbit — and it promises to be a game-changer.

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Russia's tallest volcano spews out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke after giant eruption, satellite images reveal

Russia's Klyuchevskoy volcano, which is the tallest volcano in Europe and Asia, violently erupted on Nov. 1 and left behind a trail of smoke and ash that was photographed by NASA satellites.

Inverse

Drop Everything And Watch the 2023 Leonid Meteors Peak This November

It's one of the brightest meteor shower of the year, and the celestial display arrives at its peak this weekend.

The Independent UK

Iceland volcano - live: Eruption threat high as workers race to shield power plant

Thousands of residents evacuated town of Grindavik over weekend after series of earthquakes as threat of volcano eruption still looms

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Your new HDD purchases should run longer and faster - for now

HDD AFRs are down compared with last month, and Earth’s hottest summer has created a new monitoring category.

Space

European Space Agency signs on to upcoming 'Starlab' space station

The European Space Agency, Airbus and Voyager Space have signed an agreement for the Starlab commercial space station, which will provide a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit.

LiveScience

Dwarf elephants and shedding mammoths shine at NYC's 'Secret World of Elephants'

A new show on "The Secret World of Elephants" at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City dishes on the evolution and remarkable lives of these huge (and sometimes dwarf) pachyderms.

The Hindu

How climate change is altering animal brains and behaviour

Human-driven climate change is increasingly shaping the Earth’s living environments. How do animals adjust to these new, often extreme, conditions?

The Independent UK

In fight to curb climate change, a grim report shows world is struggling to get on track

A new international report says the world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming in 41 of 42 important measurements and is even heading in the wrong direction in six crucial ways

The Hindu

Will Saturn’s rings really ‘disappear’ by 2025? An astronomer explains

Saturn’s rings will become almost invisible from Earth in 2025. This is neither a surprise nor reason to panic. The rings will “reappear” soon thereafter.

WEKU

Climate change affects your life in 3 big ways, a new report warns

Climate change costs tens of billions of dollars each year, hurts Americans' health and disrupts everyday life, including how we work, eat, play and mourn, according to a major new assessment.

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