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   previously been untrackable in an effort to combat climate change. Methane   
   is the second largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide,   
   with agriculture, fossil fuels and waste decomposition being the largest   
   sources. (ANS thanks Engadget for the above information.)   
      
   + EUMETSAT’s *Meteosat-12* satellite, formerly Meteosat Third Gener   
   ation   
   (MTG) Imager 1, has now taken over from Meteosat-10 to deliver Europe†  
   ™s   
   prime weather data service from GEO. Meteosat-12 is the first imaging   
   satellite in the MTG program and now moves into its key position above the   
   equator at 0° longitude, directly over the Gulf of Guinea. Meteosat-12   
    is   
   now the main source of near-real-time geostationary satellite data for   
   Europe, Africa and the surrounding oceans. (ANS thanks satnews for the   
   above information.)   
      
   + A newly discovered *interstellar object* is only the third such   
   interloper to be observed in our solar system. The object — provisi   
   onally   
   known as A11pl3Z — is not expected to pose an impact risk to Earth,   
    but   
   gained attention on Tuesday, July 1, when it was spotted by telescopes for   
   NASA’s early warning system for asteroid impacts. Speeding through   
   our   
   solar system at about 245,000 kilometers per hour relative to the sun, it   
   is currently located just inside the orbit of Jupiter, 528 million   
   kilometers from Earth. It’s uncertain at this time if the object   
   â€” which   
   will get a new name when it is approved and published by the Minor Planet   
   Center — is a comet or asteroid, but the observations so far have h   
   elped   
   track the object’s journey, indicating it likely came from outside   
   of the   
   solar system from a thin galactic disk. (ANS thanks *The Washington Post*   
   for the above information.)   
      
      
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