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10 Mind-Blowing Facts About Volcanoes
Mauna Kea When you think of the tallest mountains, instinctively, Mount Everest comes to mind. But here's a shocker: Mauna ...
Prolific Everest climber visits Colorado’s growing Sherpa community
Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of Nepal’s Khumbu region has reached the summit of the world’s tallest mountain ...
Earth from space: Italy's 'ticking time bomb' plays peek-a-boo through a mysterious hole in the clouds
This 2022 satellite photo shows the summit of "one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes," Mount Vesuvius, peering up ...
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Nepal sharply hikes permit fee for Everest climbers
KATHMANDU, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time ...
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Why we don’t want to see this terrible video from Mount Everest
Mount Everest faces severe pollution due to trekking and mountaineering activities, turning it into the "world's highest garbage dump." Nepal has introduced new rules and a deposit initiative to ...
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S’porean unfurls PAP flag at Mount Everest Base Camp, marking 2nd trip in 25 years
A 55-year-old Singaporean man has completed the remarkable feat of hiking to Mount Everest’s South Base Camp for the second time after 25 years. Marking the achievement, he left the People’s Action ...
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Jeff Bezos’ Space Ambitions Take Flight as New Rocket Blasts Off
Jeff Bezos’ space company launched its massive new rocket for the first time, aiming to advance the Amazon founder’s lifelong space-exploration ambitions. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket ...
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Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin has entered the orbital space race. What it means for SpaceX and the space industry.
The first test flight of Blue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket could have major implications for long-term economics of the space industry, say experts. Back To Top ...
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Kaamya Karthikeyan: ‘Summiting Everest was a dream my father and I shared for years’
The youngest woman to climb the Seven Summits, Kaamya Karthikeyan, opens up about her achievements and her dream to complete the Explorer’s Grand Slam. At just 17, Kaamya Karthikeyan has ...
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'We did it on our first go': Blue Origin launches mighty New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral
The heavy-lift vehicle's second stage successfully carried the private space company's Blue Ring pathfinder test equipment into a final target orbit after a pair of engine burns. "Getting to orbit ...
The New York Times20d
Debris Rains From Space After SpaceX’s Starship Is Lost in Flight
By Kenneth Chang The seventh test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket failed on Thursday as the vehicle’s upper stage experienced a catastrophic malfunction as it headed upward to space.
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'Totally amazing' astronaut photo captures comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS shooting past Earth from the ISS
An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped a stunning photograph of the super-bright "New Year comet" seemingly shooting behind Earth. The comet, named C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ...