Arctic glaciers were one of nature’s most enigmatic and unexplored wonders in the early 1900s. After more than a century of research, exploration, and exploitation, the glaciers have become a terrifying witness to the ravages of global warming. Christian Slund, a Swedish photojournalist who works for Greenpeace, obtained some early images of glaciers and ice in Svalbard, Norway, from the
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(Keegan Barber/NASA via AP) It was a picture-perfect splashdown as American astronauts Suni Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore finally arrived home after spending 286 days in space. They were accompanied by two SpaceX Dragon crew members who assisted in the rescue.And not only was the weather perfect in the Gulf of America off the coast of Florida today, but the astronauts on Crew-9 were gr
The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft after it splashed down. (NASA) What started as an eight-day mission on the International Space Station (ISS) became a nine-month wait for a return trip back to Earth's surface. Now astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams can finally feel the pull of gravity once again, having splashed down safely off the Gulf Coast of Florida Tuesday evening
Professional landscape and travel photographer Dan Zafra, known for his website Capture the Atlas, traveled from his home in Nevada to the wilds of Alaska last week to capture the total lunar eclipse against a beautiful backdrop of the Northern lights. When he realized that there was going to be an opportunity to see the aurora the same night as the total lunar eclipse, also known as the Blo
SpaceX Crew-10 members arriving at the ISS. (ISS/X) SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft successfully docked at the International Space Station on Sunday, clearing the way for stranded US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return home after more than nine months in space. The Crew-10 mission arrived at the ISS around 29 hours after launching from Florida's Kennedy Space Center
In the Americas alone more than one billion people in 35 countries could bear witness to the total lunar eclipse that played out overhead from late night Thursday to the early hours of Friday. Tens of millions more in New Zealand and parts of Africa, Europe, and Russia could take in the sky show too. The performance was the result of the orbit of the Earth carrying it between the sun and the m
Original resource from explorersweb.com The wild-bearded Polish super-kayaker Aleksander Doba died as he lived, in pursuit of adventure, passing away on the very summit of Mount Kilimanjaro at the age of 74. Doba’s wizened but muscular frame and ancient, friendly face became familiar not just to the adventure world but to mainstream audiences when he kayaked across the Atlantic in 20
It's been a week since Russia invaded Ukraine. The first stage of war didn't go to the aggressor's plan—the Kremlin's forces were in complete disarray and made little progress. However, even though the Ukrainians are heroically defending their homeland, Russia has ramped up its assaults and continues to advance before the second round of talks between the two countries is set to take pla
Nestled within the icy embrace of a remote mountain on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago lies one of humanity’s most vital resources—the Global Seed Vault. Often referred to as the “Doomsday Vault,” this subterranean facility is more than a marvel of engineering; it is humanity’s insurance policy against the loss of agricultural biodiversity, safeguarding the future of food security in th
The moon will put on quite the show tonight; we've got everything to make sure you don't miss all the total lunar eclipse action. The blood-red full Beaver Moon passes behind the Empire State Building during a total lunar eclipse on November 8, 2022. (Image credit: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) The moon will turn red tonight for skywatchers across the U.S., but to see this total lunar ecl