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Earth: Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter – Times of India

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[ad_1] An already warming Earth steamed to its hottest June on record, smashing the old global mark by nearly a quarter of a degree (0.13 degrees Celsius), with global oceans setting temperature records for the third straight month, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday. June’s 61.79 degrees (16.55 degrees Celsius) global average … Read more

With days left for Chandrayaan-3 mission launch, spacecraft ‘mated with rocket’ – Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: With just days left for the scheduled launch of India’s third Moon mission “any day after July 12”, Isro said on Wednesday that the “encapsulated assembly containing Chandrayaan-3 is mated with the LVM3 ” rocket.Isro is looking at launching the lunarcraft in the July 12-19 window and will make a second attempt … Read more

Europe’s telescope to target universe’s dark secrets – Times of India

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[ad_1] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: Europe’s Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday on the first-ever mission aiming to shed light on two of the universe’s greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter. The telescope successfully took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:12 am local time (1512 GMT) on a Falcon 9 rocket from the US … Read more

Saturn’s rings are glowing in Webb Space Telescope’s latest cosmic shot – Times of India

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[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA: Saturn has a fresh new look thanks to Nasa‘s Webb Space Telescope.The gas giant is dark in the latest photo by Webb, released Friday, but its rings are glowing.Webb snapped the picture in the infrared last weekend. At this wavelength, the planet appears dark because sunlight is absorbed by methane in … Read more

Nasa: Nasa’s Mars helicopter ‘phones home’ after no contact for 63 days – Times of India

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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Long time, no speak: Nasa has re-established contact with the intrepid Ingenuity Mars Helicopter after more than two months of radio silence, the space agency said Friday.The mini rotorcraft, which hitched a ride to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, has already survived well beyond its initial 30-day mission … Read more

Nasa recovers 98% water from urine and sweat on ISS; breakthrough to help in long space missions – Times of India

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[ad_1] In a major breakthrough, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have attained a 98% water restoration rate using an advanced system that recycles astronauts’ urine and sweat into drinkable water. The development holds immense potential for future long interplanetary missions.The breakthrough was made possible using the subsystems that are part of the … Read more

Webb detects smoke in space, but not from ‘fire’ of a new star forming – Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a galaxy over 12 billion light-years away, astronomers have detected complex organic molecules, or molecules having a carbon basis, using Nasa‘s James Webb Space Telescope.Webb’s data found the distinct signature of these large organic molecules to be similar to those known on Earth to be in smoke, soot and smog, found … Read more

5/31: Prime Time with John Dickerson

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[ad_1] 5/31: Prime Time with John Dickerson – CBS News Watch CBS News John Dickerson reports on the growing Republican 2024 field, how artificial intelligence is boosting Nvidia, and what came from NASA’s hearing on UFOs. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn … Read more

Peggy Whitson, most experienced U.S. astronaut, touts need for commercial spaceflight and private space stations

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[ad_1] America’s most experienced astronaut says her fully commercial visit to the International Space Station this week is a critical stepping stone on the road to space tourism, private-sector orbital research and development of commercially operated space stations. In a space-to-ground interview with CBS News, retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, veteran of three NASA flights … Read more