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World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise

  EU & Canada launched the OceanEye International Alliance for the Global Ocean Observing System in New York.  As seed funding, the EU increased the funding for Ocean observation activities with an additional €92 million. The Co-Chair of the OceanEye International Alliance, Canada, pledged C$82 million CDN over five years to expand Canada's ability to observe the ocean . Altogether, the pledges from all partner countries so far amount to almost €220 million, with a mix of financial contributions, in‑kind support and the provision of assets such as research vessels, sensors, drones and data‑processing facilities. The pledges will support: the maintenance of existing observation platforms; the closure of critical data gaps; the strengthening of the Global Ocean Observing System Secretariat; the Global Ocean Observing System coordination hubs;  and the reinforcement of the OceanOPS data‑reporting centre A total of 31 members have joined the OceanEye International Allia...

Source: NDTV Beta Pictoris System: Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant planet outside our solar system, called an exoplanet, hiding within one of the most intensely studied planetary systems in our Milky Way galaxy. The young, nearby star Beta Pictoris was already known to host two giant planets: Beta Pictoris b, one of the first exoplanets ever directly imaged, and Beta Pictoris c. The newly identified Beta Pictoris d makes it only the second planetary system known to contain at least three imaged planets. Unlike Beta Pictoris b and c, however, Beta Pictoris d was discovered not by identifying a bright point of light, but by detecting the unique chemical fingerprint of its atmosphere, a technique that could transform the search for worlds around other stars. NASA   About  MeerKAT radio telescope array: The MeerKAT radio telescope array is a world-class, 64-dish radio interferometer located in the Meerkat National Park in the remote K...

NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development. This space telescope is the first in a new class of NASA astrophysics missions, called Probe Explorers, within the agency’s longstanding Explorers Program. NASA selected PRIMA to move into Phase B, the stage of development that advances the preliminary design and technology development for the mission. The mission is subject to a confirmation review, based on technical, programmatic, and cost performance, to determine its readiness to begin implementation in Phase C. If confirmed, PRIMA’s project cost is capped at $1.2 billion, not including launch and other non-project costs. The observatory will be targeted to launch in 2033, for a planned five-year mission. With a 5.9-foot telescope, PRIMA will conduct deep, sensitive surveys of the universe in far-infrared light, helping bridge the gap between e...