AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSpace & Astronomy: Astronomers confirmed the youngest known planet, Elias 2-24 b, a Jupiter-size world under 1 million years old, using archived Keck Observatory data—an unusually clear look at planet formation still in progress. Public Health (Chile): Chile became the first South American country validated by the WHO for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies, highlighting long-term vaccination, surveillance, and rapid access to post-exposure care. SpaceX (Chile impact): SpaceX pushed Starship Flight 14 from Sept. 22 to Sept. 28; the mission aims for the first Earth-orbit attempt and will deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites, with splashdown planned west of Chile. Climate & Marine Life (Peru/Chile region): A “super” El Niño is intensifying, with extreme coastal heat and major seabird and sea-lion die-offs reported across Peru’s coast. Geoscience (Chile): A capybara tooth fossil from the Atacama suggests parts of today’s hyper-dry desert were once much wetter, challenging long-held views of the region’s dryness. Mining (Chile): Tesoro Gold added a maiden ore reserve for its Ternera deposit in Chile’s Atacama, moving the project toward feasibility and permitting steps.
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