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Asian honey bees use other animals' faeces to ward off giant hornets

United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy Rocket Launch Tonight

NASA Announces Artemis Team of Astronauts for Early Moon Missions

'Christmas Star' to be seen for the first time in 800 years
On the night of December 21, known as the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, Jupiter and Saturn will cross paths in the night sky, making for a fairly spectacular sight just ahead of Christmas. Jupiter and Saturn will appear to be very close to each other in the night sky, even though they are actually hundreds of millions of miles apart. [Full Article...]
UK's Sixth Carbon Budget draws criticism from dairy group
In its new 1,000-page report, the CCC sets out the path to that goal over the next three decades, including the first ever detailed assessment of the changes that will result - and the key milestones that must be met. By 2040, all new trucks are low carbon. United Kingdom industry shifts to using renewable electricity or hydrogen instead of fossil fuels, or captures its carbon emissions, storing t... [Full Article...]
BC reports 28 more deaths and 723 new COVID-19 cases
Calling it "one of the most tragic days yet", Henry said there have been 28 more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the provincial death toll to 587. "We have a glimmer of hope". "We are not yet through this storm". As a result of all the continuing challenges of COVID-19, the provincial government has extended its state of emergency until December 22. [Full Article...]
Northern Lights could be seen in Wyoming, Nebraska this week

A glimpse of the Northern Lights
The Northern Lights are created "when large numbers of electrically charged particles (electrons) at high speed stream in towards the earth along its magnetic field and collide with the highest air particles", according to the Tromso Geophysical Observatory at the Arctic University of Norway. [Full Article...]