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The launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station by Russia’s space agency has been cancelled, but all crew members are reported to be safe.

Officials in Russia reported that the planned launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station was stopped just before their scheduled takeoff on Thursday due to technical issues. However, they confirmed that the crew was unharmed and safe. The Soyuz rocket from Russia was set to transport Tracy Dyson from NASA, Oleg Novitsky from

An appeals court in Sweden has decided that the ownership of a space rock should remain with the owner of the property on which it crashed.

The owner of a Swedish land successfully retained possession of a 14-kilogram meteorite after an appeals court ruled that these types of rocks are classified as “immovable property” and therefore belong to the land on which they were discovered. According to the decision of the Svea Court of Appeals, the land where the meteorite fell

Natural wonders. Napoleon’s exile. A remote island in the South Atlantic is now easier to reach

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena (AP) — St. Helena, a small, craggy island in the South Atlantic Ocean, hasn’t seen many tourists in the past for good reason: It’s one of the most remote inhabited places in the world. Prior to 2017, it required five nights of travel by boat to reach the British overseas territory. This

The AP discovers harsh working conditions in the shrimp industry in India, which a report describes as hazardous and exploitative.

Noriko Kuwabara and her husband were eager to test out a crispy shrimp spring roll recipe that they had come across on social media. To gather the necessary ingredients, they made a trip to the frozen food section at Costco. However, when they spotted a bag of farm-raised shrimp labeled as “Product of India,” Noriko

A man has admitted to going on a ‘killing spree’ of eagles on a reservation in order to illegally sell their feathers on the black market.

On Wednesday, a man from Washington admitted to aiding in the deaths of numerous birds and violating federal laws by shooting eagles on a Native American reservation in Montana, then illegally selling their feathers and other body parts. Last month, Travis John Branson entered a guilty plea for being involved in a conspiracy and illegally

Important Information about Landslide Risk in the United States

OSO, Wash. (AP) — Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know it. They tend to garner little notice when they strike in remote, unpopulated areas, but they also have the potential to cause immense catastrophes. Ten years ago on Friday, a landslide in Oso, located northeast of Seattle,

Photographs captured from within the molten Fukushima reactor reveal destruction, yet raise numerous unanswered concerns.

TOKYO (AP) — Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen materials but leave many questions unanswered, underscoring the daunting task of decommissioning the plant. The plant’s operator recently shared 12 photographs of the pedestal, the main structural support of

The United States and Japan are proposing a resolution to the United Nations that requests all countries to prohibit the use of nuclear weapons in outer space.

The U.S. ambassador stated on Monday that both the United States and Japan are backing a resolution at the United Nations Security Council that urges all countries to refrain from using or creating nuclear weapons in outer space. During a U.N. Security Council gathering, Linda Thomas-Greenfield expressed concern about the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons

Unfortunately, there is no way to reword this without changing its meaning.

Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford passed away at the age of 93. He was the commander of a practice flight before the 1969 moon landing and the first ever space connection between the U.S. and Soviet Union. Stafford, a former three-star general in the Air Force, was involved in four space missions. Prior to Apollo 10,

. Iceland’s volcano has erupted for the fourth occasion in the past three months, releasing jets of molten lava into the air.

On Saturday evening, a volcano in Iceland erupted for the fourth occurrence in the span of three months, releasing fiery streams of lava into the darkened sky. According to Iceland’s Meteorological Office, a fissure, approximately 3 kilometers (2 miles) in length, was created in the earth due to the eruption. It runs between Stóra-Skógfell and

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The launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station by Russia’s space agency has been cancelled, but all crew members are reported to be safe.

An appeals court in Sweden has decided that the ownership of a space rock should remain with the owner of the property on which it crashed.

Natural wonders. Napoleon’s exile. A remote island in the South Atlantic is now easier to reach

The AP discovers harsh working conditions in the shrimp industry in India, which a report describes as hazardous and exploitative.

A man has admitted to going on a ‘killing spree’ of eagles on a reservation in order to illegally sell their feathers on the black market.

Important Information about Landslide Risk in the United States

Photographs captured from within the molten Fukushima reactor reveal destruction, yet raise numerous unanswered concerns.

The United States and Japan are proposing a resolution to the United Nations that requests all countries to prohibit the use of nuclear weapons in outer space.

Unfortunately, there is no way to reword this without changing its meaning.

. Iceland’s volcano has erupted for the fourth occasion in the past three months, releasing jets of molten lava into the air.