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Geminid meteor shower to light up UK skies this weekend
- The Geminid meteor shower is expected to light up the night sky this weekend.
- It is known as a meteor storm and can produce over 150 meteors per hour at its peak.
- The meteor shower originates from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon and appears to radiate from the constellation Gemini.
- Geminids are unique as they are associated with an asteroid rather than a comet and display multicolored meteors.
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Earthsky
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Webb finds smallest asteroids yet in the asteroid belt
- Astronomers have discovered 138 small asteroids in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They range from bus to stadium size, with the smallest about 10 meters (33 feet) across.
- The team used a new imaging technique and data from the Webb space telescope to find the little asteroids.
- The new detection method can help astronomers track small asteroids that could potentially hit Earth.
- The researchers used a technique also used for finding exoplanets, or worlds orbiting distant stars, called the shifting and stacking imaging technique.
- Using this technique to search for asteroids requires significant computer resources.
- The detection method identified a total of 138 space rocks ranging from bus to stadium size. All of them were within tens of meters in diameter.
- Astronomers are getting better at tracking asteroids that might pose a risk to Earth. They’ve now spotted nine asteroids before impact with Earth’s atmosphere.
- The team found that many more small objects were formed through cascades of collisions that are very efficient at breaking down asteroids below roughly 100 meters (330 feet).
- The findings are a good example of how data can be used in different ways to make new discoveries.
- The discovery is a step forward in detecting the smallest asteroids, which will aid in tracking potential impacts.
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Earthsky
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2024 December full moon is near Jupiter!
- The December full moon called the Cold Moon will light up the night sky on December 14 and 15, 2024.
- The full moon will crest at 9:02 UTC on December 15.
- The moon will look full on two evenings. This full moon will lie close to blazingly bright Jupiter on these nights.
- Look for bright Jupiter near this full moon on both December 14 and December 15.
- Every full moon is more or less opposite the sun. And a full moon’s path through the night is opposite the sun’s path.
- No matter where you are on Earth, notice the moon’s path on either December 14 or 15.
- The Northern Hemisphere will see the December full moon rise to nearly the top of the sky, just as the sun does near the June solstice.
- Tracing the high path of the December full moon.
- March’s full moon, will be near the Northern Hemisphere’s spring equinox.
- This full moon is the last full moon of the Northern Hemisphere’s autumn and the Southern Hemisphere’s spring.
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Livescience
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Moon quiz: What do you know about our nearest celestial neighbor?
- Humankind has always been fascinated by the moon, using its cycles to develop a calendar of the year.
- Throughout history, the moon has been a source of inspiration for artists, poets, and scientists.
- We know that the moon likely formed after a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized object.
- Missions to the moon have unveiled some of its secrets, but there is still much to learn.
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Medium
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When Tolerating Everyone Is Impossible
- Living with others in my home makes me uncomfortable as I can't be myself.
- I see my home as my shrine, so allowing people in feels like an invasion.
- Family members criticize me for being rigid and unable to tolerate people.
- I realize that after a certain period of time, none of us can tolerate anyone.
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Scientists unlock secrets of the sun’s history using Thallium decay
- Scientists are using Thallium decay to unlock the sun's history.
- The LOREX project aims to study the sun's behavior over the past four million years.
- The beta decay of fully ionized 205Tl81+ ions into 205Pb81+ was studied to determine the neutrino cross-section.
- This data will help estimate the concentration of 205Pb in lorandite and understand the sun's impact on Earth's climate.
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Spaceflightnow
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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch RRT-1 on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- SpaceX is preparing to launch an unidentified payload referred to as 'RRT-1' on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
- The launch is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. EST with an 80 percent chance of acceptable weather conditions.
- The first stage booster, B1085, will make its fourth launch and attempt to land on the SpaceX droneship.
- The exact nature of the payload remains undisclosed, but speculation suggests it could be a GPS satellite.
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Nasa
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NASA Awards Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract
- NASA has awarded a Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract to FedSync-BFS, LLC.
- The contract is worth $200 million and will last for a five-year period starting from April 1, 2025.
- The contract will provide administrative services for six NASA centers and facilities.
- The services include general office services, data management, travel coordination, and more.
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Popsci
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Photographer catches impressive glimpse of Starliner docked to ISS
- Photographer Felix Schöfbänker captured impressive images of Boeing Starliner docked to the International Space Station (ISS).
- The photos were taken on September 5th, two days before Starliner undocked for its return voyage to Earth.
- Schöfbänker also captured photos of China's classified space plane, Shenlong, showing new details about the experimental vehicle.
- The ISS is showing signs of deterioration and SpaceX is planning to construct a vehicle to deorbit and dispose of the station in the future.
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Atmospheric Probe Takes Flight
- On Oct. 22, 2024, an atmospheric probe developed by researchers at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, completed a successful test flight.
- The probe is based on NASA's 1960s research on lifting body aircraft and offers a potentially more economical way to collect data on other planets.
- The test flight demonstrated the probe's stability and future plans include releasing it from a higher altitude to extend its flying time.
- Photos from the test flight can be viewed for more details.
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Universe Today
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Webb Weighs an Early Twin of the Milky Way
- The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a small early galaxy called Firefly Sparkle.
- Firefly Sparkle is similar in appearance to what the Milky Way may have looked like billions of years ago.
- Gravitational lensing enabled Webb to see the galaxy, which is behind a large cluster of galaxies.
- Firefly Sparkle provides insights into the early stages of galaxy formation and is comparable in mass to the young Milky Way.
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TechCrunch
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The 51 most disruptive startups of 2024
- TechCrunch has shared a list of the 51 most disruptive startups of 2024, which have fascinating new technologies, business models, or founder stories, and are pushing an industry forward in exciting ways.
- The startups have been listed alphabetically, and some lesser-known but highly valued players in their respective fields are Magics, Poolside AI, and Wayve, among others.
- While some of the most disruptive AI model makers and newsmakers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and Perplexity have not made it to the list, companies like Abridge, Anysphere, Sila, and Varda Space have made the cut.
- Various technologies and industries are represented on this list, including AI transcription, humanoid robots, autonomous trucks, battery chemistry, wind farms, and more.
- Other startups on the list include Bloom Money, Island, Hermeus, Polymarket, and Zepto.
- The startups have raised large amounts of capital from notable backers, such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Redpoint Ventures, and Bill Gates, to name a few.
- The disruptive startups' technologies are influencing and transforming various industries, from healthcare to transportation, even achieving breakthroughs tacking the world's biggest challenges, such as cancer detection and clean energy production.
- More innovative and disruptive startups are emerging, contributing to the development of newer and better technologies and solutions in the future.
- These startups' success stories demonstrate that entrepreneurship still thrives in tech today, and there will be more to come in the following years.
- By engaging with these startups, businesses, industries, and the economy at large can improve, creating new opportunities for business development, job creation, and greater societal benefits.
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Digitaltrends
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See the majestic Southern Pinwheel Galaxy in this Dark Energy Camera image
- An image from the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) shows the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, a stunning face-on galaxy known as Messier 83.
- The image reveals well-defined spiral arms filled with pink clouds of hydrogen gas where new stars are forming.
- The galaxy is located around 15 million light-years away in the constellation of Hydra and is known for its vibrant star formation.
- The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy has also been host to supernova explosions and contains evidence of supernova remnants.
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Nasa
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Crew Studies Physics and Biology, Preps for Spacewalk, Dragon Undocking Adjusted
- NASA astronaut Suni Williams worked on the Nanoracks Bishop airlock, preparing the Euro Materials Aging experiment for installation.
- NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit examined the EMA hardware to monitor how materials age in outer space.
- NASA Flight Engineer Nick Hague prepared the Bishop airlock for depressurization and inspection.
- Cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner continued preparations for a spacewalk to remove experiments and relocate hardware.
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