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Month: January 2024

Japan’s lunar lander reaches the moon but is rapidly losing power, space agency says

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s “Moon Sniper” robotic explorer landed on the lunar surface, but the mission may end prematurely since the spacecraft’s solar cell is not generating electricity, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said. The agency said it is currently receiving a signal from the lander, which is communicating as expected. The

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Suspect in professor’s shooting at North Carolina university bought gun, went to range, warrants say

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Federal search warrants have revealed new details about a shooting in August on the University of North Carolina’s flagship campus that left a professor dead. Warrant documents state the graduate student charged in the shooting had visited a gun range the day before Zijie Yan was killed inside a laboratory

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Private US lander destroyed during reentry after failed mission to moon, company says

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s failed moonshot ended with a fiery plunge over the South Pacific, officials confirmed Friday. Astrobotic Technology said contact and then tracking was lost as its lunar lander reentered Earth’s atmosphere Thursday, 10 days after launching from Florida. It received confirmation Friday

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Plane makes emergency landing on a northern Virginia highway after taking off from Dulles airport

DULLES, Va. (AP) — A small passenger plane made an emergency landing on a northern Virginia highway after taking off from nearby Washington Dulles International Airport on Friday afternoon, but no injuries were reported, authorities said. Police responded to a call just before 1 p.m. about a small aircraft making an emergency landing on Loudoun

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Manslaughter charges dismissed against Detroit officer who punched man during confrontation

DETROIT (AP) — Manslaughter charges have been dismissed against a former Detroit police officer who punched a 71-year-old man in the face, causing him to fall to the ground and later die. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says a district court judge cited insufficient evidence during a preliminary hearing on Thursday. The prosecutor’s office announced

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Detienen a familiares de ”Fito” Macías, el prófugo más buscado de Ecuador, en Córdoba, Argentina

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) – – Las autoridades de Argentina detuvieron la noche del jueves a quienes identificaron como la esposa e hijos de José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias Fito, el prófugo más buscado de Ecuador, en un barrio privado de Córdoba, Argentina, confirmó a CNN este viernes una alta fuente del Ministerio de Seguridad

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