NASA's Voyager 1 probe, the farthest man-made object in the universe, has resumed transmitting meaningful data to ground control after a period of transmitting nonsensical information, the US space agency revealed on Monday. The spaceship stopped sending readable data back to Earth on November 14, 2023, even though controllers could tell it was still receiving their commands.

Lyrid Meteor shower peaks Sunday, best seen from Northern Hemisphere. NASA notes 2,700-year-old Lyrids. Moon's brightness may affect visibility. EarthSky mentions surges up to 100 meteors per hour.

Nasa's TIMED spacecraft and the defunct Russian spy satellite Cosmos 2221 experienced an alarmingly close encounter in orbit, space.com reported. Initial estimates suggested that the two satellites passed within 65 feet (20 meters) of each other. Currently, there are approximately 11,500 satellites orbiting Earth, with 9,000 of them being operational, according to the European Space Agency (ESA).

A drought that pushed millions of people into hunger across southern Africa has been driven mostly by the El Nino weather pattern -- not climate change, scientists said on Thursday. Earlier this month, aid agency Oxfam said more than 20 million people faced hunger and malnutrition across southern Africa because of the drought.

Nature study predicts $38 trillion annual losses by 2050 from climate change. Global income to drop 19% by 2050 despite CO2 cuts. Urgent emission reductions needed to avert further economic losses.

BJP and Congress manifestos focus on climate change, lacking specific steps. Experts criticize symbolic promises and contradictory government approaches. Environmental issues need more priority in political discourse amid pressing concerns like air pollution and climate crisis.

Dubai's major international airport diverted scores of incoming flights on Tuesday as heavy rains lashed the United Arab Emirates, causing widespread flooding around the desert country. Earlier the airport, which had been expecting more than 100 flight arrivals on Tuesday evening, took the equally unusual step of briefly halting its operations in the chaos caused by the storm.

Former British PM Tony Blair stresses the importance of creating viable renewable energy projects in developing nations through public-private-philanthropic partnerships to attract significant private funds, as discussed at the Philanthropy Asia Summit.

As spring blooms in the Northern Hemisphere, certain parts of Asia are once again facing the yearly challenge of dust storms. Recently, regions like China's Inner Mongolia found themselves enveloped in a dense yellow haze. On March 27, 2024, residents of Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, observed their skies darkening as state media urged people to remain indoors.

Europes highest human rights court is set to deliver judgments on Tuesday regarding significant climate change cases that aim to compel nations to fulfill their international duties in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The European Court of Human Rights will announce rulings in three cases filed by a French mayor, six young individuals from Portugal, and over 2,000 members of Senior Women for Climate Protection.