TOKYO (AP) — A rocket touted as Japan’s first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff Wednesday, livestreamed video showed. Online video showed the rocket called Kairos blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture, in central Japan, a mountainous area filled with trees, but exploding midair within seconds. A huge plume of […]
In the wee morning hours on Sunday (Jan. 21), a tiny asteroid came hurtling through the sky and smashed into Earth’s atmosphere near Berlin, producing a bright but harmless fireball visible for miles around. Such sightings typically occur a few times a year — but this one was unique because it was first detected by […]
Shareholders of electric-vehicle (EV) maker Fisker (NYSE: FSR) haven’t had much to smile about in recent months. The company has experienced numerous headwinds since it began producing and delivering its first vehicle, the fully electric Ocean SUV. The company has changed its sales and distribution model due to high costs and delivery issues from its […]
A bicyclist pedaling through Everglades National Park caught quite the sight a few weeks ago: an alligator trying to swallow a python. She saw the snake’s head already down the alligator’s throat, and thought at first that both apex predators were dead. The python was dead, but the alligator fine and not in a hurry […]
The Cincinnati region has been connected to monumental crimes and criminals in years past. Here is a look at one of them. The hook: A Cincinnati-built steamboat exploded in April 1865, killing some 2,000 people in what remains to this day the worst maritime disaster in the history of the United States. The SS Sultana was a […]
ARLINGTON, Va. — The owner of a Virginia house that exploded as police tried to execute a search warrant is believed to have died in the blast, officials said Tuesday, as details emerged about numerous grievances he expressed against neighbors and others on social media and in lawsuits. James Yoo, 56, was identified by Arlington […]