V-2 rockets launched from White Sands, New Mexico in the 1940s and returned the first photos of Earth from space. The rockets were launched on a suborbital trajectory.

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Over 200 people have lost their lives due to the disaster, with many more still missing and thousands displaced.

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A 2014 photo shows a massive, iceberg-littered pool of vibrant blue meltwater sitting alone on top of a glacier in Alaska.

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The mantle is split up into two domains — the African and the Pacific — that emerged when supercontinent Pangaea broke apart.

According to the 2024 Living Planet Report released today by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), where I serve as chief scientist, globally monitored wildlife populations have plummeted by 73% in just 50 years ...

The Orionid meteor shower is returning to Earth’s skies this weekend. VCG via Getty Images While not as bright, the ongoing meteor shower will continue until about Oct. 26 with a few stragglers ...

“Spectacular not only from Earth but from orbit as well,” American ... Pettit, who previously captured early images of a once-in-a-lifetime comet a few weeks ago, said the aurora was just ...

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