Typhoon knocks out power in southern Japan
One person was reportedly killed and hundreds of thousands were without electricity in southern Japan on Wednesday as a typhoon appproached packing powerful winds and lashing rain.
One person was reportedly killed and hundreds of thousands were without electricity in southern Japan on Wednesday as a typhoon appproached packing powerful winds and lashing rain.
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Aug 2, 2023
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After days of silence, NASA has heard from Voyager 2 in interstellar space billions of miles away.
Space Exploration
Aug 1, 2023
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NASA is listening for any peep from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the spacecraft billions of miles away.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2023
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A NASA power outage disrupted communication between Mission Control and the International Space Station on Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2023
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A quarter million people were evacuated in southern China and Vietnam before a major typhoon roared ashore late Monday bringing fierce winds and rain and forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights and trains.
Environment
Jul 17, 2023
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Virgin Galactic is aiming for early August for its next flight to the edge of space, a trip that is expected to include the first of many ticket holders who have been waiting years for their chance at weightlessness aboard ...
Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2023
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A volcano in southwestern Iceland began erupting Monday, the country's meteorological authorities said, 11 months after its last eruption officially ended.
Environment
Jul 10, 2023
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The farewell flight of Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket, scheduled for Tuesday, has been postponed for 24 hours due to bad weather, operator Arianespace said.
Space Exploration
Jul 4, 2023
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A team of Italian researchers reached the edge of space Thursday morning, flying aboard a rocket-powered plane piloted by Virgin Galactic as the space tourism company prepares for monthly commercial flights.
Space Exploration
Jun 29, 2023
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Virgin Galactic is set Thursday to finally begin commercial spaceflights, a major milestone for the company founded in 2004 by British billionaire Richard Branson.
Space Exploration
Jun 29, 2023
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