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A man has agreed to confess to a “killing spree”, wherein he targeted and killed eagles and other birds to collect feathers that were highly valued by tribes.

According to court records, a man from Washington state is facing charges for aiding in the killing of over 3,000 birds, including eagles on a Native American reservation in Montana. He is accused of then unlawfully selling the birds’ bodies and feathers, and plans to plead guilty to charges of illegal trafficking of wildlife and

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The moon lander that was knocked over continues to transmit additional photos, but its remaining lifespan is limited to a few hours.

Before it succumbs, a lunar rover that became tilted over was able to transmit additional images from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Intuitive Machines uploaded fresh images of the uncharted southern polar area of the moon on Tuesday. Last Thursday, the company’s lander named Odysseus successfully took pictures before becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to land on

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The private American spacecraft is currently positioned sideways on the moon and has some of its antennas obscured, according to the company.

According to officials from the company, a privately-owned American spacecraft attempting to land on the lunar surface in Cape Canaveral, Florida, tipped over upon touchdown and came to rest on its side near the southern pole of the moon, resulting in difficulties with communication. Initially, Intuitive Machines thought their lander, Odysseus, was standing up after

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Paddlers on kayaks navigate through Death Valley following a replenishment of a lake in one of the driest areas on Earth.

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Kayakers have been paddling in one of the driest places on Earth after a series of record rainstorms battered California’s Death Valley and replenished Lake Manly. Ranger Nichole Andler stated that Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, located along the central California-Nevada border, typically boasts a stunning,

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Astronomers have discovered new small moons orbiting Neptune and Uranus.

Astronomers have recently discovered three previously undiscovered moons in our solar system: two orbiting around Neptune and one around Uranus. The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced on Friday that they had observed the distant, small moons using high-tech telescopes located in Hawaii and Chile. The most recent count shows that Neptune has 16

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