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Scientists propose a shocking new theory for the origin of the moon - and claim the popular 'collision theory' is WRONG

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Despite being our planet's closest neighbour, scientists have been grappling with the mystery of our moon's origin for hundreds of years. A new theory suggests that the moon might not have been formed by a collision with an ancient protoplanet but through a process called 'binary-exchange capture' Researchers suggest that the moon might have started out as one part of …

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Astrologers Predict Challenging Autumn Equinox

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The autumn equinox is a significant astrological event that marks the transition from summer to autumn. It brings a time of balance and reflection for all signs, with some challenges for specific zodiac signs. For Aries, Cancer, and Leo, the equinox can be a time of balance and growth, while Taurus and Gemini may find the shift from summer to …

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2 months ago

4,300 tons of space junk and rising: another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes

Raw Story

A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding to the growing swarm of space junk clouding our planet’s neighborhood. 30 blue whales of space junk The amount of debris in orbit around Earth is increasing rapidly. Often these low Earth orbit satellites can be safely …

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Mal Meninga believes international rugby league is on 'right path' despite global development concerns

ABC

When Australia's rugby league team faces Tonga in Brisbane on Friday, it will have been more than six years since coach Mal Meninga's ancestral land – Vanuatu – played a recognised men's international. Not that these nations regularly play qualifiers, with the International Rugby League deciding the eight quarterfinalists from each World Cup automatically qualify for the next. "Let's be …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Latest modelling tips fourth La Niña for Australia in five years before the end of 2024

ABC

There are growing signs Australia's most impactful climate driver, La Niña, will develop during the coming months. When the Pacific enters a La Niña state stronger trade winds pile up warmer water near Australia which increase cloud development and rain. Australia's 12 wettest years on record were all associated with La Niña, however most occurred during the stronger events, and …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

India considered sourcing cheetahs from Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan to avoid adaptation challenges

Hindustan Times

India considered sourcing new cheetahs from Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan and other range countries closer to the equator or in the Northern Hemisphere to avoid biorhythm complications observed in big cats brought from Southern Hemisphere countries like South Africa and Namibia, according to official records. Documents obtained by PTI through an RTI application revealed that during a steering committee meeting on …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Indonesia’s leader highlights economic and infrastructure developments in his final state of nation

Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s outgoing President Joko Widodo highlighted advances in the economy and infrastructure during his final State of the Nation address Friday. Widodo said Indonesia’s developments — particularly related to smelters and processing industries for commodities such as nickel, bauxite, and copper — would open up more than 200,000 jobs and increase state revenues. After a February election, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

The Physics of Cold Water May Have Jump-Started Complex Life

Wired

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. A series of papers from the lab of Carl Simpson proposes an answer linked to a fundamental physical fact: As seawater gets colder, it gets more viscous, and therefore more difficult for very small organisms to navigate. If microscopic organisms struggled to get enough food to survive under these conditions, …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Coolcations' Are On The Rise This Summer. Here's How To Take One.

Huff Post

Colton Stiffler via Getty Images Coolcations are a way to escape the heat waves that are synonymous with summer throughout the world. “A coolcation is one of the newer post-Covid travel trends — people seeking out cooler-climate vacation spots, especially during the warmer summer months,” Gabe Saglie, a senior editor at Travelzoo, told HuffPost via email. “Some popular travel destinations …

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6 months ago

The Hindu Daily Quiz | Significant events of June 21

The Hindu

Daily Quiz | Significant events of June 21 Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit YOUR SCORE 0 /5 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | A book which is a part of a popular best-selling series was released on this date in 2003. YES NO Answer : Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix SHOW ANSWER …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Heatwave: Why is north and central India facing a severe heatwave? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: At least five people in Bihar’s Aurangabad city reportedly died on Thursday due to a sunstroke, news agency Reuters reported. Parts of north and central India continued to reel under a severe heatwave on Thursday, even as the India Meteorological Department predicted a gradual fall in temperature over the next five days. As per the IMD …

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7 months ago

Singapore Airlines turbulence spotlights world’s most unstable flight routes — From Chile, to Bolivia & Japan. Details

Live Mint

The deadly turbulence on a Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight on its way from London to Singapore has put a spotlight on the world’s most unstable air routes. A British man was killed and seven other people were critically injured after Singapore Air flight SQ321 encountered severe turbulence as it entered Thai airspace Tuesday, triggering an emergency landing in Bangkok. While …

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7 months, 1 week ago

What are the reasons and concerns related to floods in Kenya? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: India on May 14 sent fresh consignments of relief materials, including medicines and essential supplies, to the flood-affected people of Kenya, as the nation continues to reel under the impact of incessant rainfall and flooding. At least 2,000 schools in Kenya could not open on Monday despite an announcement to this effect by President William Ruto, …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ocean currents are shifting. Study finds corals could become a thing of the past

India Today

The world is warming up and the oceans are no different. A new study published in the journal Oxford Open Climate Change indicates that the extensive bleaching and deaths of coral point to a more staggering change - the pattern of ocean currents is shifting. Warm ocean currents carry heat from the tropics towards the poles, helping to moderate climate …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

China: 19 killed after highway collapses in southern Guangdong province amid heavy rains

India TV News

Beijing: At least 19 people were killed after a section of a highway collapsed early Wednesday in southern China after the area experienced heavy rains recently, according to local officials. This came after Chinese state media on Sunday showed wide devastation in part of the southern city of Guangzhou after a tornado swept through the day before, killing five people, …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bogotá, Colombia: One of the world’s highest cities starts rationing water as reservoirs fall to critical levels

CNN

Bogotà, Colombia CNN — There’s a new meme being shared widely this week across social media accounts in Colombia’s capital Bogotá, as the city grapples with a water crisis. Smiling, he says: “I saw your turn of water rationing is different from mine.” The meme reflects a sense of dark humor among some Bogotànos following the city authority’s announcement Monday …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Krodhi To Herald Luck and Happiness to People

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Telugu-speaking people across the world will celebrate their traditional New Year — Ugadi — on Tuesday. The New Year is celebrated on the first day after the new moon following Spring Equinox by people speaking Telugu, Kannada and Marathi. It is the first day after the first new moon day or Amavasya following the Spring Equinox when the sun …

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9 months ago

Watch the moment spring officially sprung: Incredible timelapse video captured by a satellite reveals the sun shining directly over Earth's equator

Daily Mail

Spring has finally sprung, which means days will keep getting longer from now until the summer. This still from the video shows the sun shining directly over the equator and daytime and nighttime reaching nearly equal lengths all around the world The resulting animation shows the constant movement of the dividing line between day and night – known by some …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Scientists have discovered a giant volcano on Mars

Live Mint

Scientists have discovered a giant volcano that has been hiding near Mars’ equator in plain sight for decades. The new findings, presented at the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held in The Woodlands, Texas, US, also revealed a possible sheet of buried glacier ice in the eastern part of Mars’ Tharsis volcanic province. Currently referred to as “Noctis volcano”, …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientists reveal how Mars could turned into a terraformed Dune planet for future colonizers

Daily Mail

Researchers may soon pull inspiration from the science-fiction story of Dune to transform Mars into a livable and breathable world for humans. Making the planet inhabitable would require humans to unlock the frozen water in the atmosphere and beneath the planet's surface The sun's radiation has stripped 90 percent of the atmosphere from Mars, zapping the planet of much of …

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1 year ago

Winter solstice 2023: When is the shortest day of the year?

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Are you a morning person or a night owl? The Study While the human body clock is a complex trait shaped by social and cultural norms as well as genetics, Neanderthals, who evolved in higher latitudes in Europe and Asia for hundreds of thousands of years, may have been better adapted to seasonal variations in daylight than early Homo sapiens, …

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Mauritius wants to rethink a deal with the UK over remote islands housing a key US base

Winter Solstice 2024: When is the shortest day of the year?

Scientists propose a shocking new theory for the origin of the moon - and claim the popular 'collision theory' is WRONG

Astrologers Predict Challenging Autumn Equinox

4,300 tons of space junk and rising: another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes

Mal Meninga believes international rugby league is on 'right path' despite global development concerns

Latest modelling tips fourth La Niña for Australia in five years before the end of 2024

India considered sourcing cheetahs from Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan to avoid adaptation challenges

Indonesia’s leader highlights economic and infrastructure developments in his final state of nation

The Physics of Cold Water May Have Jump-Started Complex Life

'Coolcations' Are On The Rise This Summer. Here's How To Take One.

The Hindu Daily Quiz | Significant events of June 21

Heatwave: Why is north and central India facing a severe heatwave? | Explained

Singapore Airlines turbulence spotlights world’s most unstable flight routes — From Chile, to Bolivia & Japan. Details

What are the reasons and concerns related to floods in Kenya? | Explained

Ocean currents are shifting. Study finds corals could become a thing of the past

China: 19 killed after highway collapses in southern Guangdong province amid heavy rains

Bogotá, Colombia: One of the world’s highest cities starts rationing water as reservoirs fall to critical levels

Krodhi To Herald Luck and Happiness to People

Watch the moment spring officially sprung: Incredible timelapse video captured by a satellite reveals the sun shining directly over Earth's equator

Scientists have discovered a giant volcano on Mars

Scientists reveal how Mars could turned into a terraformed Dune planet for future colonizers

Winter solstice 2023: When is the shortest day of the year?

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