The four astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft have completed their mission around the Moon and are expected to splash down off the coast of San Diego at 20:07 eastern US time on Friday ( on Saturday). The splashdown sequence, beginning with the separation of the European Service Module, takes roughly 42 minutes to complete. The re-entry and subsequent splashdown are considered the most dangerous part of the Artemis II mission, with the Orion capsule enduring temperatures of nearly 2,760C — about half as hot as the Sun.
Officials in British Columbia are still trying to determine how many homes were lost to the fire, which remains out of control as of Monday. The bald eagle, who has gained worldwide fame as the protagonist of a nest live-stream in California, has been diagnosed with anaemia. The Arcadia 20 team worked on preventing the spread of the Autumn Lane fire that continues to threaten areas of Spokane, Washington.
SpaceX's shares are unlocked Thursday, and some early employees could see a massive windfall. The BBC's Samira Hussain explains. A rocket is believed to have crashed into the Moon, forming a new crater - but why haven't images been released yet?
The account, filled with "uncensored marmot content", has generated over $5,000 in tips since it was launched. Armstrong's dreams of flying took off at this Ohio house as a boy, before he eventually became the first man to walk on the Moon in 1969. Dashcam video shows a plane flying under a highway gantry after the instructor calmly informed air traffic control of the emergency.
Abdul El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, would be the first Muslim US senator if elected in November. More than 700 homes have been destroyed in the Washington state flames, with one suspect arrested on first-degree arson charges. Aaron Farinacci was allegedly seen kneeling near grass at the site of the fire and later found to have matches and a lighter, the Spokane County Sheriff said.
The service reportedly costs up to $100,000 (£74,170) per month and offers access to posts from influential accounts milliseconds before they appear online. BBC Verify matched wildfire videos with images of the same areas before the fires struck to assess the damage in Washington state. Federal prosecutors dismissed charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalising the landmark pool, blaming contractors for a rushed job.
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