The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a hot air balloon crash in northwest Indiana over the weekend that left three people injured, and the balloon’s collision with power lines was caught on camera by a bystander.The crash happened just before 7 p.m. Sunday in an unincorporated area east of the town of Lowell, according to Lowell Fire Department officials. The …
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A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon on Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module touched down at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken Basin, the China National Space Administration said. …
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Astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space on this day in history, June 3, 1965. White, an engineer, a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, a test pilot and NASA astronaut, made the spacewalk — technically known as “Extravehicular Activity” or “EVA” — while serving as the pilot on the Gemini 4 mission. Command pilot …
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The purported aliens that landed in a Las Vegas family’s backyard used “some kind of cloaking device” to hide from humans, a veteran crime scene reconstruction analyst believes. Scott Roder, who has testified as an expert in some of the most highly publicized criminal cases around the world, walked Fox News Digital through the same process he uses to prepare …
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured what scientists believe is the most distant known galaxy, after observing what astronomers call a “Cosmic Dawn” for the past two years. NASA said in a press release that a “Cosmic Dawn” is the period in the first few hundred million years after the big bang, when the first galaxies were born. …
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Six planets will link up before dawn on June 3 in what’s known as a planetary parade. However, the spectacle won’t be as eye-catching as expected. Only two planets will be visible to the naked eye. NASA FINDINGS FROM THE LAST YEAR INCLUDING EXTRAORDINARY ASTEROID SAMPLES, GALACTIC DISCOVERIES Here’s what to know about this fairly common celestial event. A girl …
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) satellite to low-Earth orbit on Tuesday from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. EarthCARE’s mission, developed by the European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is to study the role that clouds and aerosols play in heating and cooling Earth’s atmosphere, according to the ESA. MICHELIN-STARRED …
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North Korea unsuccessfully attempted another satellite launch this week, ending in the explosion and crash of the rocket carrying the craft into the sea. The rocket launch, conducted Monday, failed after the engine reportedly exploded midair not long after takeoff. “The launch failed due to the air blast of the new-type satellite carrier rocket during the first-stage flight,” Korean Central …
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A Michelin-starred chef is set to bring a new meaning to “elevating” a dish in 2025 — by serving a meal on the edge of space. Rasmus Munk, 33, of Denmark, has partnered with the Florida-based space tourism startup Space Perspective and will bring fine dining to a place it has never been before: 100,000 feet above sea level. Munk …
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Boeing is now aiming for its first astronaut launch at the beginning of June, after spending the past few weeks struggling with more problems on the space capsule. Officials for the company and NASA said Friday that intensive reviews indicate the Starliner capsule can safely fly two test pilots to the International Space Station, despite a propulsion system leak. The …
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