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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 SFL Missions Inc. has been selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to conduct a conceptual design study for the High-Altitude Aerosols, Water Vapour, and Clouds (HAWC) satellite mission. This initiative represents Canada's contribution to NASA's Atmosphere Observing System (AOS), which is scheduled for launch in 2031. "The HAWC mission will collect atmospheric data that will support extreme weather prediction, climate modeling, and air quality forecasting," stated Michael Henderson, Guidance, ... read more |
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Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from spaceMerced,CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth. An ambitious, multinational research project funded by NASA and co-led by UC Merced civil and environ ... more  
How life's building blocks formed on early Earth examined through polyester protocell formation limitsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 One prominent theory regarding the emergence of life on Earth suggests that simple chemical molecules progressively evolved into complex structures, eventually giving rise to protocells-rudimentary, ... more  
What Elon Musk's Twitter tactics may bode for US governmentSan Francisco (AFP) Feb 4, 2025 As Elon Musk and his aides take control of the US Treasury's payments system, the drastic job cuts and other shake-ups he instituted on buying Twitter may offer a preview of what government workers can expect. ... more  
CSA awards $72M contract to Spire Global Canada for WildFireSat MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 Spire Global Canada, has secured a Can$72 million contract, including harmonized sales tax, from the Government of Canada. The company will design and develop a satellite constellation dedicated to ... more |
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Rocket Lab and iQPS finalize arrangement for four Electron missionsSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 05, 2025 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has secured an agreement with the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japanese Earth observation company specializing in high-resolution imagery, to deliver fo ... more |
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Germany fears Russia link in car vandalism blamed on climate activistsBerlin (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 Germany is investigating whether vandalism aimed at hundreds of cars that was widely blamed on climate activists may have been a Russian pre-election campaign seeking to smear the Greens party. ... more  
Australia expresses 'serious concerns' for writer jailed in ChinaSydney (AFP) Feb 4, 2025 Australia said Wednesday it is concerned for the health of jailed Chinese-Australian dissident writer Yang Jun, who was handed a suspended death sentence a year ago by a Beijing court. ... more 
Validation technique could help scientists make more accurate forecastsBoston MA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 Should you grab your umbrella before you walk out the door? Checking the weather forecast beforehand will only be helpful if that forecast is accurate. Spatial prediction problems, like weathe ... more  
One dead, dozens missing in China landslideShanghai (AFP) Feb 9, 2025 A landslide in China's southwestern Sichuan province triggered by heavy rain has killed at least one person, with nearly 30 more missing, state media said Sunday. ... more |
 
A stream turns blood red in Argentina, residents blame pollutionBuenos Aires (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 A stream on the outskirts of Buenos Aires turned blood red on Thursday, causing anxiety among residents who blamed it on pollution. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Hong Kong scientists fight to save fragrant incense treesTai Po (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 Geneticist Zhang Huarong walks through the forest near his Hong Kong research lab, gesturing towards a rotting incense tree stump that is one of over a dozen illegally felled for the valuable wood inside. ... more  
France to pull troops from I.Coast in February;Kenya urges DRC 'immediate ceasefire'Abidjan (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 France will hand back to Ivory Coast its only military base in the west African country in a ceremony on February 20, sources with knowledge of the talks told AFP on Thursday. ... more  
French government appeals to consumers to help stem drug 'tsunami'Paris (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 France's government tried to appeal to the conscience of drug consumers on Thursday as it revealed what it said were "record" drug seizure figures for last year. ... more 
80 dead in southern Sudan violence: UNPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 The United Nations warned Thursday that two southern Sudan states were "on the brink of catastrophe" after a recent eruption of violence reportedly killed at least 80 people in one city. ... more |
Israel defence minister orders army to plan for 'voluntary' departures from GazaJerusalem (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Thursday that he had ordered the army to formulate a plan to allow Palestinians to leave Gaza. ... more  
Greek PM insists no danger from Santorini quake swarmAthens (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted Friday there was no "immediate danger" from an unprecedented wave of quakes on the tourist island of Santorini that has forced thousands of residents to leave. ... more  
Rare otter 'disappeared' in Kyrgyzstan, experts warnBishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 The threatened Eurasian otter appears to have disappeared in Kyrgyzstan, officials and scientists warned on Friday, following a long decline in its numbers linked to human activity. ... more 
Hundreds protest in London against Beijing 'mega embassy'; Amsterdam to ban polluting pleasure boats in AprilLondon (AFP) Feb 8, 2025 Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday protested at a site earmarked for Beijing's controversial new embassy in London over human rights and security concerns. ... more |
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Iran schools, offices close in cold snapTehran (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 Authorities in Iran have announced the closure of educational institutions and government offices across the country because of a cold snap, media reports said Friday. ... more  
January smashes heat record, surprising scientistsParis (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Last month was the hottest January on record, blitzing the previous high and stunning climate scientists who expected cooler La Nina conditions to finally start quelling a long-running heat streak. ... more
Fighting global warming in nations' self-interest: UN climate chiefBrasilia (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 The UN's climate chief, seeking to shore up solidarity on combating global warming as the United States retreats from its leadership role, appealed to nations' self-interest in a speech Thursday. ... more  
Ice streams move due to tiny ice quakesZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 The great ice streams of the Antarctic and Greenland are like frozen rivers, carrying ice from the massive inland ice sheets to the sea - and a change in their dynamics will contribute significantly ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 allianceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2025 ATLAS Space Operations(R) has formed a strategic alliance with HawkEye 360, a leader in space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics. This partnership incorporates ATLAS' ground stations in M ... more |
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Seeking climate connections among the oceans' smallest organismsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 Andrew Babbin is working to develop eco-friendly capsules designed to remove excess anthropogenic nitrogen from waterways, helping to prevent the harmful algal blooms that result from fertilizer run ... more 
Marine Prosperity Areas introduce a fresh approach to ocean conservationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 The year 2025 could mark a pivotal shift in marine conservation strategies. A research team, including Octavio Aburto from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has introduced a novel ... more 
Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island SantoriniAthens (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 A fresh series of quakes hit the Aegean island of Santorini early on Thursday, part of an unprecedented seismic wave that has baffled scientists and led to a mass exodus of residents. ... more 
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disasterAntakya, Turkey (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Thousands of survivors held torchlit vigils across southern Turkey at 4:17 am Thursday, expressing pain and anger as they marked the exact moment two years ago when a devastating earthquake struck that led to the deaths of over 53,000 people in Turkey and some 6,000 in Syria. ... more |
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