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The CBD joins the MDBs in the global commitment “Nature, People and Planet”
Yesterday, the Caribbean Development Bank joined other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in a global commitment to further mainstream nature into its policies and operations, and to scale up financing for nature. .
The commitment…
CBD Joins Global MDBs in Global “Nature, People and Planet” Commitment
The Caribbean Development Bank today joined other multilateral development banks (MDBs) around the world in a global commitment to further mainstream nature into its policies and operations, and to scale up…
Algae to heal the planet
Algae forests and algae beds cover about 3.5 million square kilometers of our planet - only about 1% of the ocean's surface - but these amazing ecosystems generate benefits for humans and nature alike. out of proportion to their size. The…
Astronomers discover first possible planet outside the Milky Way
Astronomers have indirectly observed tons of planets outside of our solar system, aka exoplanets, in the past. Including terrestrial ones that seem very habitable, those that orbit binary stars like Tatooine does, and those that ooze lava.…
Seven surprising facts about the world’s brightest planet – VENUS
Researchers have detected phosphine in the Venusian atmosphere…
Planetary protection rules for Mars could be relaxed | Daily Planet
A new report of the Planet Protection Committee of the National Academies, co-chaired by Amanda Hendrix of the Planetary Science Institute and science policy consultant Joseph Alexander, recommends that the rules…
MAG Interactive: an online game presents the fate of our planet’s endangered coral reefs
One of the world's leading producers of online word games has joined a global effort to help protect the world's coral reefs, which a new report says are disappearing at an alarming rate.
from Sweden MAG Interactive unveiled six…
What does Mars look like? : NASA shares the sounds of the red planet captured by the Perseverance…
NASA this week shared sounds of Mars that the Perseverance rover has managed to capture from the surface of the Red Planet, where it has been exploring and working on various science missions since February.
This way, it is possible to…
The planet does not fall far from the star
Illustration of the formation of planets around a Sun-like star, with the building blocks of the planets - rocks and iron molecules - in the foreground. Credit: © Tania Cunha (Planetário do Porto – Centro Ciência Viva & Instituto de…
Researchers find planet losing atmosphere after massive impact
Astronomers have for the first time detected something believed to be common in young, developing solar systems. A team led by MIT researchers has discovered evidence of a massive planetary…
Earth-like planet lost atmosphere due to giant collision in nearby star system
With renewed interest in asteroids and objects coming from deep space and the risks of a potential collision with Earth, astronomers have arrived for the first time on a planet that could have lost its atmosphere due to 'a collision with a…
Author explaining why the world’s population is on the move and how Scotland could be a great…
The Great Climate Migration: Author explaining why the planet's population is on the move and how Scotland could be a prime destination
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12 things to do in Singapore
Home to some of the world's most innovative green spaces, trendiest bars, stunning museums, and next-level hawking cuisine, today's Singapore is anything but boring.
A futuristic skyline looms above a famous, clean and increasingly greener…
Spaceship hits solar system’s innermost planet – Mercury
By Satyen Mohapatra About a week ago, the BepiColombo spacecraft took a closer look at Mercury, the least explored planet in our solar system. Black and white photos of the mottled surface of Mercury are sent back to Earth. It was a joint…
Graphics: Why should we protect our planet’s species now?
According to data from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), more than 500 recorded species have been permanently abandoned over the past decade, causing a massive decline in global biodiversity.Mammals and…
Pluto should be our ninth planet. A planetologist explains why
There are topics that elicit strong opinions from people. East Die hard a Christmas movie? (Yes.) Is there a place for pineapple on pizza? (Also yes.) Is Pluto a planet?
I say it is. But this is not a universally…
Life on Earth and on the entire planet will meet its ultimate end
For more than 4 billion years, life on Earth has survived and thrived.This aerial view of Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is one of the most iconic land-based hydrothermal features in the world. The colors are due to…
The potential discovery of a circumtriple planet has implications for bolstering our understanding…
In a distant star system - just 1,300 light-years from Earth - UNLV researchers and colleagues have identified the first known planet orbiting three stars.
Unlike our solar system, which consists of a lone star, half of all star systems,…
Mushrooms may have helped bring the planet out of its ‘snowball’ phase
Falling rocks in tropical rocks were among the first clues that something strange happened on planet Earth.
Dropstones are rocks that land on the seabed, sometimes with such force that the sediments deform. But there shouldn't be any…
Scientists manage to study the weather on the planet in different solar systems
Unsurprisingly, the forecast for the "hot Saturn" world WASP-127b calls for thick clouds.weather channelUsing a combination of observations from ground-based and orbital telescopes, a team of scientists was able to get a closer look at the…
Hot Earth planet with half the mass of Venus passing through a nearby star
L 98-59 is a shiny M dwarf located at 10.6 pc. Located on the border of the continuous observation zone of the James Webb Space Telescope, this system is destined to become a cornerstone of the comparative exoplanetology of terrestrial…
Sizes of the nuclei of terrestrial planets determined by the magnetic field of the sun
The early Sun's magnetic field may have driven the processes that resulted in the iron-rich cores of the terrestrial planets. Credit: NASA / SDO / AIA / LMSAL.
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Formation of terrestrial planets from local materials
Credit: University of Copenhagen / Lars Buchave.
Many planetary materials exhibit distinct isotopic compositions. For example, the isotopic compositions of oxygen differ between the terrestrial planets: Mercury, Venus,!-->…
A second terrestrial planet discovered around Proxima Centauri
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The star Proxima Centauri has long captivated the astronomical community. This is largely due to the fact that the red dwarf is the star closest to the Sun, which means that future interstellar missions like…
Scientists propose new concept for the formation of terrestrial planets – HeritageDaily
Scientists have long been intrigued by surfaces of terrestrial bodies other than Earth which reveal deep similarities under their superficially different volcanic and tectonic histories.
A team of scientists from NASA, Hampton University…
Scientists propose a new concept for the formation of terrestrial planets
Photo of Io with a volcanic plume at the top. Credit: The University of Hong Kong…
New concept for the formation of terrestrial planets – sciencedaily
Scientists have long been intrigued by surfaces of terrestrial bodies other than Earth which reveal deep similarities under their superficially different volcanic and tectonic histories.
A team of scientists from NASA, Hampton University…
Earth planet archives – universe today
The recent announcement from ESO that they have discovered a candidate exoplanet orbiting Proxima Centauri - thus confirming weeks of speculation - has certainly been exciting news! Not only is this latest discovery the closest…
Chaos in the formation of terrestrial planets
Chaos in the formation of terrestrial planets
Status report of: Electronic print archive arXiv.org Posted: Monday August 10 2015…
What is a terrestrial planet?
The terrestrial planets of our solar system at approximately relative sizes. From left to right, Mercury, Venus,…
NASA’s Terrestrial Planet Finder Canceled: The White House’s Increasingly Myopic…
Editor's Note: According to NASA budget documentation for fiscal 2007 "The Terrestrial Planet Finding (TPF) project has been postponed indefinitely." In other words, he's dead. NASA is just afraid to say it.In a document entitled "A…