11/01/2023

James Webb Space Telescope confirms its first exoplanet

Researchers have confirmed the presence of an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope for the first time. Formally classified as LHS 475 b, the planet is almost exactly ...

Trapped sediment in dams 'endangers' water supplies: UN

Thousands of the world's large dams are so clogged with sediment that they risk losing more than a quarter of their storage capacity by 2050, UN researchers said Wednesday, warning of the threat to water security.

Five things to know about the International Space Station

Russia is scrambling to bring home three astronauts—two Russians and one American—who are stuck aboard the International Space Station after a meteorite damaged the spacecraft that was due to return them to Earth.

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