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Polaris Dawn: First private spacewalk returns billionaire astronaut and crew to Earth
The flight, which carried four private people, tested many new SpaceX suits, including a 15-minute spacewalk by Jared Isaacman. A wealthy astronaut and his crew returned to Earth after participating in the first private spacewalk. Polaris Dawn, operated by SpaceX on behalf of billionaire Jared Isaacman, touched down in the Gulf of Mexico at 8:37 a.m. today near Florida's Dry Tortugas.
Scientists recreated Earth’s earliest evolution in the lab
Generations of scientists have been devoted to unravelling the mysteries surrounding the origin of life on Earth, and a theory that was once considered fringe has recently garnered considerable traction. According to the 'RNA World' theory, the primordial water of early Earth was rich in the single-stranded sister RNA of DNA, which contains the vital instructions required to maintain life.
Earth hit record high, surpassing 2.7F warming limit
It has been twelve months since Earth surpassed a warming trend of 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5C) since the scientific monitoring of global temperatures began. Scientists issued a "warning to humanity" regarding this on Thursday when the Copernicus Climate Change Service of the European Union (C3S) released the measurement.