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Spacecraft buzzes Mercury's north pole and beams back stunning photos
A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole. The European Space Agency released the stunning snapshots Thursday, showing the permanently shadowed craters at the top of of our solar system’s smallest, innermost planet. Cameras also captured views of neighboring volcanic plains and Mercury's largest impact crater, which spans more than 930 miles (1,500 kilometers).
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German tug secures disabled oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea
German rescue teams have managed to secure towing lines to a loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvrer in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen, authorities said on Friday. The stricken tanker Eventin, loaded with 99,000 tonnes of oil, will now be towed to an as-yet undetermined port by the emergency tug boat Bremen Fighter, according to Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME). The 274-metre-long and 48-metre-wide ship remains sealed and does not pose an im
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Army Wants To Test Air-Launched Drones From A Global Express Business Jet
The U.S. Army is looking at testing launched effects from a special missions version of the Bombardier Global 6500 bizjet. The announcement further underscores the fact that the service is looking to expand the capabilities of its High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) aircraft, based on the Global 6500, the first of which was delivered last November. There have long been questions about the survivability of the HADES in more contested airspace, and adding launched effects is
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DeSantis nominee for UWF board says women shouldn't delay motherhood for higher ed, career
For years, political scientist Scott Yenor has advocated for overhauling colleges and universities, which he has argued undermine traditional American families by encouraging women to pursue careers and put off childbirth. Now Yenor may get a chance to implement his policy proposals after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him to the board of the University of West Florida, a public school in Pensacola with about 14,000 students. The Republican governor's appointment of Yenor and four others
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Thousands of armed militia in Iran march against 'threats'
Thousands of fighters linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps paraded with heavy weapons and vehicles through the streets of Tehran on Friday showing their readiness to face "threats"."We also want to show that the Basij are ready to confront all threats from enemies of the Islamic revolution," Hassanzadeh said. ap/it/kir
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Before-and-after photos show iconic Los Angeles locations impacted by wildfires
Iconic landmarks such as the Hollywood Sign were engulfed in smoke from the LA wildfires. See before and after photos of famous tourist hotspots.
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Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old. Analysis of the ancient ice is expected to show how Earth's atmosphere and climate have evolved. “Thanks to the ice core we will understand what has changed in terms of greenhouse gases, chemicals and dusts in the atmosphere,” said Carlo Barbante, an Italian
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