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Interactive: What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year
2 hours, 47 minutes ago

Interactive: What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year

Raw Story  

As a kid, it was tough for me to grasp the massive time scale of Earth’s history. February 14 3.97 billion years ago: Beginning of the Archean Eon By Valentine’s Day, the hottest period in Earth’s history – the Hadean Eon – has finally come to an end. September 17 1.3 billion years ago: Formation of the supercontinent Rodinia One …

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Bijal Vachharajani on writing for children and the planet
1 day, 7 hours ago

Bijal Vachharajani on writing for children and the planet

The Hindu  

The next in the monthly series by WWF-India that highlights niche and unconventional green careers through the stories of well-known personalities from the field of environment and conservation My 12-year-old self would have refused to believe anyone if they told her that she would grow up and become an author of actual books. A writer is born When I worked …

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NASA’s Webb telescope seemingly confirms controversial theory on planet formation
2 days, 14 hours ago

NASA’s Webb telescope seemingly confirms controversial theory on planet formation

Salon  

Back when the stars in our universe were initially being formed, they created rotating disks of dust and gas known as protoplanetary disks. Yet recent images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope seem to contradict that notion by showing protoplanetary disks in a dwarf galaxy adjacent to our own Milky Way, the Small Magellanic Cloud. Focusing on a cluster …

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Sorry Flat Earthers! Professor Brian Cox gives brutal response that instantly proves our planet is ROUND
4 days, 3 hours ago

Sorry Flat Earthers! Professor Brian Cox gives brutal response that instantly proves our planet is ROUND

Daily Mail  

It's one of the most rampant conspiracy theories around the world. Professor Brian Cox, Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester, bluntly claims that if he met a Flat Earther, he would 'hit them over the head with Newton's Principia'. But there's bad news for Flat Earthers, as a world renowned physicist has given his damning verdict on …

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“An exclamation point on global warming”: Climate scientists warn 2024 was marked by broken records
4 days, 14 hours ago

“An exclamation point on global warming”: Climate scientists warn 2024 was marked by broken records

Salon  

The year 2024 is on track to be the hottest in recorded history, as humanity has officially exceeded the 1.5º C threshold established by the 2015 Paris climate accord. Dr. Peter Kalmus, a NASA climate scientist who emphasized his opinions are his own, noted that heating is accelerating “and is now substantially more rapid than it was a decade ago.” …

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Human settlement of Mars isn’t as far off as you might think
5 days, 3 hours ago

Human settlement of Mars isn’t as far off as you might think

Raw Story  

Could humans expand out beyond their homeworld and establish settlements on the planet Mars? But based on technology that’s ready to go, it would take astronauts six months to travel to Mars and six months back to Earth. This makes it easier to travel to the planet and live on the surface because it’s not necessary to bring these commodities …

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NASA’s InSight Mars lander: New HiRISE image reveals dusty resting place on the red planet
5 days, 14 hours ago

NASA’s InSight Mars lander: New HiRISE image reveals dusty resting place on the red planet

India TV News  

NASA’s retired InSight Mars lander has been spotted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in a new image captured on October 23, 2024, using the HiRISE camera. Dust patterns on Mars and Martian surface changes The HiRISE image of InSight helps scientists study the dust accumulation process on Mars. Its HiRISE camera plays a critical role in understanding long-term changes in …

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Have we found Earth 2.0? This TRAPPIST-1 b planet is more mysterious than science thought
6 days, 14 hours ago

Have we found Earth 2.0? This TRAPPIST-1 b planet is more mysterious than science thought

India Today  

Astronomers have made significant progress in understanding the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b, one of seven rocky planets orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1, located approximately 40 light-years from Earth. Recent observations using the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that TRAPPIST-1 b is likely a dark, rocky planet with no substantial atmosphere, challenging previous assumptions about its geological characteristics. The planet's size may …

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Dead on Mars: InSight lander reveals how dust devil moves on Red Planet
6 days, 14 hours ago

Dead on Mars: InSight lander reveals how dust devil moves on Red Planet

India Today  

Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has recently captured stunning new images of the retired InSight lander, revealing how dust accumulation on its solar panels has transformed its appearance over time. Taken on October 23, 2024, by MRO’s High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera, the images show InSight’s solar panels now sharing the reddish-brown hue characteristic of the Martian surface. Throughout its mission, …

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James Webb Telescope confirms what Hubble revealed about the birth of planets
6 days, 14 hours ago

James Webb Telescope confirms what Hubble revealed about the birth of planets

India Today  

Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope has resolved a long-standing astronomical mystery by confirming findings from the Hubble Space Telescope regarding planet formation around ancient stars. To investigate, researchers utilised Webb to study the Small Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy with similar elemental scarcity to the early universe. They focused on NGC 346, a massive star-forming cluster where Hubble had …

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Mars (yes, the planet) has its own Grand Canyon
6 days, 14 hours ago

Mars (yes, the planet) has its own Grand Canyon

NPR  

Mars has its own Grand Canyon Research is revealing similarities between Earth's Grand Canyon and ones on the red planet. RAE SOLOMON, BYLINE: Maybe it's the intriguing red color, but us earthlings have always been drawn to the planet Mars. That doesn't sound much like today's Mars, all cold and ice-capped with a surface mostly devoid of liquid water. SOLOMON: …

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How old are Saturn's rings? Study suggests they could be as old as the planet
6 days, 22 hours ago

How old are Saturn's rings? Study suggests they could be as old as the planet

Hindustan Times  

CE CANAVERAL, Fla. — New research suggests that Saturn’s rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. HT Image Instead of being a youthful 400 million years old as commonly thought, the icy, shimmering rings could be around 4.5 billion years old just like Saturn, a Japanese-led team reported Monday. Saturn's rings are long …

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ICJ weighs legal responsibility for climate change, ‘future of our planet’
1 week, 2 days ago

ICJ weighs legal responsibility for climate change, ‘future of our planet’

Al Jazeera  

The International Court of Justice’s 15 judges will consider arguments made by more than 100 countries in a case led by Vanuatu and other Pacific island nations. “It is with a profound sense of urgency and responsibility that I stand before you today,” Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s special envoy for climate change and environment, said as he opened the hearings on …

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Mars (yes, the planet) has its own Grand Canyon
1 week, 2 days ago

Mars (yes, the planet) has its own Grand Canyon

NPR  

Mars has its own Grand Canyon New research is revealing similarities between Earth's Grand Canyon and ones on the red planet. RAE SOLOMON, BYLINE: Maybe it's the intriguing red color, but us earthlings have always been drawn to the planet Mars. So I realized that there could have be a connection between the Earth's river system and of the Mars …

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This family spends months at sea exploring the deep ocean
54 years, 11 months ago

This family spends months at sea exploring the deep ocean

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. The Bardouts estimate that both their children — Tom and Robin, now aged 8 and 12 respectively — have spent around half their lives aboard the family’s expedition schooner, “The Why.” They’ve explored the furthest reaches …

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'The Indicator From Planet Money': Boeing's biggest blunder? Financial engineering
1 week, 3 days ago

'The Indicator From Planet Money': Boeing's biggest blunder? Financial engineering

NPR  

'The Indicator From Planet Money': Boeing's biggest blunder? Financial engineering A corporate finance professor explains how Boeing's troubles stem from the company's fateful shift away from engineering to financial engineering decades ago. Wailin Wong and Darian Woods of NPR's Planet Money podcast, The Indicator, have the story. TACK: I'm not going to pound the table and say Boeing's, you know, …

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How Hot Does It Need to Get to Spur Climate Action?
1 week, 5 days ago

How Hot Does It Need to Get to Spur Climate Action?

Live Mint  

-- This has been the hottest year in recorded human history. On Monday, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said 2024 will almost certainly be the hottest year on record, with global average surface temperatures about 1.6 degrees Celsius above preindustrial averages. The greening promises that countries and companies have made aren’t nearly enough to hit that target, much …

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Planet with a 5,63,000-km-long tail discovered outside Solar System
1 week, 5 days ago

Planet with a 5,63,000-km-long tail discovered outside Solar System

India Today  

Astrophysicists have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding the exoplanet WASP-69 b, revealing that it possesses a comet-like tail of gas extending approximately 5,63,000 kilometers. This tail is formed as the planet, a hot Jupiter located 160 light-years from Earth, loses its atmosphere due to intense radiation from its host star. The observed tail is at least seven times longer than …

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The secrets behind ‘Skeleton Crew’s’ suburban planet, the first in ‘Star Wars’ history
1 week, 5 days ago

The secrets behind ‘Skeleton Crew’s’ suburban planet, the first in ‘Star Wars’ history

LA Times  

This story contains spoilers for “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” Episode 3. “There’s so many little reveals and twists and turns along the way.” KB, left, and Fern zipping through the town on a speeder in “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.” “Skeleton Crew,” which premiered earlier this month, follows a quartet of kids who are trying to find their way home after …

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Saturn Return, a coming-of-age framework that’s resonating everywhere
1 week, 5 days ago

Saturn Return, a coming-of-age framework that’s resonating everywhere

LA Times  

In November of 2020, I went on my first mushroom trip. From Adele’s Saturn tattoo on her right forearm to Ariana Grande’s “Saturn Returns Interlude” to Sza’s “Saturn” — the concept is orbiting the zeitgeist. I’ve been following Chani’s work since reading her 2020 New York Times bestseller “You Were Born for This,” so getting to bring her my Saturn …

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Thawing Tundra Is Now a Carbon Source in Fast-Warming Arctic
1 week, 5 days ago

Thawing Tundra Is Now a Carbon Source in Fast-Warming Arctic

Live Mint  

-- The 10 hottest years on record have all occurred within the past decade, with 2024 likely to be the warmest yet. “It’s not just that the Arctic is warming just like the rest of the world,” said Rich Thoman, a climate scientist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. “Because of these changes in the frozen environment, we’re seeing this …

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In satellite pics: What's happening at Russian bases after Assad's fall
1 week, 6 days ago

In satellite pics: What's happening at Russian bases after Assad's fall

India Today  

A big question mark looms large over the future of Russian air and naval bases on the Mediterranean coast in Syria after President Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow in face of a swift rebel offensive. Russian military vessels were missing from a satellite image captured by American geospatial firm Planet Labs PBC on December 9, a day after Assad fled …

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Indian scientists makes cosmic breakthrough, discover a rare triple-star system – India TV
1 week, 6 days ago

Indian scientists makes cosmic breakthrough, discover a rare triple-star system – India TV

India TV News  

A team of Indian astronomers has made an exciting discovery that could change our understanding of how planets are formed. Led by Liton Majumdar from the National Institute of Science Education and Research in Odisha, the team studied a fascinating triple-star system known as GG Tau A, which is located 489 light-years away from Earth. Understanding this process is crucial …

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Letters to the Editor: Notre Dame’s stunning resurrection is a parable for fixing the planet
1 week, 6 days ago

Letters to the Editor: Notre Dame’s stunning resurrection is a parable for fixing the planet

LA Times  

To the editor: Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, restored and more beautiful than ever, is a testament to what can be accomplished in the face of adversity when we come together to realize a shared goal. Let the magnificent success of Notre Dame’s revival inspire us to quell the flames of this crisis and restore our world to ever more beauty …

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