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Branson’s Virgin Orbit Fails on First Rocket Launch Attempt

May 26, 2020

LOS ANGELES — Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit failed Monday in its first test launch of a new rocket carried aloft by a Boeing 747 and released over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. The inaugural launch had appeared to be going well un...

SpaceX Launches 60 More Mini Satellites for Global Internet

AP News

November 12, 2019

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched 60 mini satellites Monday, the second batch of an orbiting network meant to provide global internet coverage. The Falcon rocket blasted into the morning sky, marking th...

Photo of a rocket carrying a Payam satellite from an Iranian state TV screen grab

Iran Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit in US Criticized Launch

AP News

January 15, 2019

TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian satellite-carrying rocket blasted off into space on Tuesday, but scientists failed to put the device into orbit in a launch previously criticized by the United States as helping the Is...

Look Up at the Super Blue Blood Full Moon Jan. 31. Here’s What You’ll See & Why.

The Conversation

January 29, 2018

News Analysis by Shannon Schmoll, Michigan State University During the early hours of Jan. 31, there will be a full moon, a total lunar eclipse, a blue moon and a supermoon – all at the same time. None of these things is really all that unusu...

Cindy McCain Endorses Biden for President in Rebuke of Trump

Probe Into ‘Discarded’ Ballots Becomes Campaign Outrage Fuel

Soaring Lumber Costs Push New Homes Prices Up. Local Sellers Play Guessing Game.

Is This Campaign Ad Racist? Or Does It Just Call a Candidate Corrupt?

County Has 'Unchecked Community Spread,' ICU Beds Below 10%

Soaring Lumber Costs Push New Homes Prices Up. Local Sellers Play Guessing Game.

Ecologist Says the USFS Needs To Get Out of the Way in Wake of Massive Fires

‘We’re in the Middle of a Crime Wave.’ Fresno Leaders Voice Concerns.

Dystopian Series 'Watchmen' Leads All Emmy Nominees With 26

Landmine-Sniffing Rat Hailed as Hero, Beats Out Dogs for Award

Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Nearly 500 Pilot Whales Stranded in Australia; 380 Dead

Walters: Supreme Court Makes Local Tax Hikes Easier

Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Walters: California’s Job Numbers Aren’t Good

Is Mike Pompeo Preparing an October Surprise?

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

AOC Nominates Sanders for President in Brief Remarks

Probe Into ‘Discarded’ Ballots Becomes Campaign Outrage Fuel

Trump Camp Hopes Mideast Pacts Translate to Jewish Support

McConnell, Pelosi Dispute Trump, Vow Peaceful Power Transfer

Branson’s Virgin Orbit Fails on First Rocket Launch Attempt

SpaceX Launches 60 More Mini Satellites for Global Internet

Iran Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit in US Criticized Launch

Look Up at the Super Blue Blood Full Moon Jan. 31. Here’s What You’ll See & Why.

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