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NASA Uses Rocky Mountain Helicopter Drills to Prepare Astronauts for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA has certified a helicopter-based lander training course in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains to prepare Artemis astronauts for Moon missions. The high-altitude terrain creates lunar-like visual illusions, forcing pilots to master landings in dusty, slope-filled conditions. Over two dozen astronauts have now trained in this challenging, realistic si...
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Warming Climate Affecting Snowfall, Raising Risk Of Summer Droughts: Study
The team, led by researchers from the University of Bristol, UK, found that as the planet warms, snowy regions in the Rocky Mountains of North America, the Alps in Europe, along with those in northern Europe, are thawing prematurely.
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US Woman Sues School District After Her Special Needs Son Broke Legs At School
Portillo Estrada asserts that all of these developments occurred following the incident where her son was left unattended at Rocky Mountain Elementary School.
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Supervolcano Discovered On Pluto, Could Be Evidence Of Subsurface Ocean
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of Pluto, revealing a 44-kilometer-wide crater that displays indications of recent volcanic activity.
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Millions Sweltering In Western US As Canada Takes Emergency Steps
Millions of people across the western United States and Canada were hit Sunday by a new round of scorching hot temperatures, with some roads closed, train traffic limited and new evacuations ordered.
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Arctic Blast In US Likely To Break Records, 1,000 Flights Cancelled
The US is readying for a Siberia kind of week ahead with an Arctic Blast likely to set record-low temperatures all the way from areas east of the Rocky Mountains to the North East states.
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2019 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XC Review
We ride the new Triumph Scrambler 1200 XC in the Himalayan foothills, over twisty mountain roads, gravel and rocky trails, and spend a day checking out how off-road capable the new Scrambler is. And we come back impressed!
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Camouflaged Snow Leopard Image In Himachal Pradesh Goes Viral
A photograph of a snow leopard clicked by wildlife photographer Saurabh Desai has gone viral on social media after many netizens found it hard to spot the animal on a rocky mountain with patches of snow.
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"Bomb Cyclone" Brings Snow, High Winds To US; 1,339 Flights Cancelled
A late-winter blizzard pounded US Rocky Mountain and Plains states on Wednesday, unleashing a "bomb cyclone" of high winds and drifting snow that stranded motorists, cancelled airline flights and forced government offices, schools and businesses to close.
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A Mountain Lion Mauled A Trail Runner. The Man Fought Back And Killed It
A runner in Colorado fought and killed an 80-pound mountain lion that attacked him on a nature trail in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, wildlife officials said.
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German Tourist Shot In The Head In Canada In Apparent Road Rage Case
A German tourist was shot in the head Thursday while driving in the foothills of Canada's Rocky Mountains in what police say may have been a case of road rage.
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Need Clear Policy To Spur Investment In EV Battery Manufacturing - Report
India's goal for 100 per cent electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030 needs a robust and competitive battery manufacturing supply chain but lack of clear long-term policies and technology uncertainty are preventing investments, says a report.
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End Of An Era As Mount Everest's 'Hillary Step' Rock Face Collapses
A near-vertical 12-metre-high rocky outcrop at Mount Everest called the "Hillary Step" by mountaineers has collapsed, making the climb to the world's highest peak dangerous and lengthy. "Hillary Step" stood on the mountain's southeast ridge, and was the last great challenge before reaching the top.
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Mom Dies After Diving Into Water To Save Her Son
Chelsey Russell had run 100 miles through the rugged Rocky Mountains and completed the Boston Marathon twice. She snowboarded and skied and biked. She was comfortable in the water.
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Sex Trafficking Victims May Push Rescue Away, US Experts Say
Rick and Pat Freeland have cared for hundreds of troubled girls and women at their log cabin refuge deep in the Rocky Mountains, but there's one rule; they will only take two victims of sex trafficking at a time.
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NASA Uses Rocky Mountain Helicopter Drills to Prepare Astronauts for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA has certified a helicopter-based lander training course in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains to prepare Artemis astronauts for Moon missions. The high-altitude terrain creates lunar-like visual illusions, forcing pilots to master landings in dusty, slope-filled conditions. Over two dozen astronauts have now trained in this challenging, realistic si...
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Warming Climate Affecting Snowfall, Raising Risk Of Summer Droughts: Study
The team, led by researchers from the University of Bristol, UK, found that as the planet warms, snowy regions in the Rocky Mountains of North America, the Alps in Europe, along with those in northern Europe, are thawing prematurely.
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US Woman Sues School District After Her Special Needs Son Broke Legs At School
Portillo Estrada asserts that all of these developments occurred following the incident where her son was left unattended at Rocky Mountain Elementary School.
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Supervolcano Discovered On Pluto, Could Be Evidence Of Subsurface Ocean
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of Pluto, revealing a 44-kilometer-wide crater that displays indications of recent volcanic activity.
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Millions Sweltering In Western US As Canada Takes Emergency Steps
Millions of people across the western United States and Canada were hit Sunday by a new round of scorching hot temperatures, with some roads closed, train traffic limited and new evacuations ordered.
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Arctic Blast In US Likely To Break Records, 1,000 Flights Cancelled
The US is readying for a Siberia kind of week ahead with an Arctic Blast likely to set record-low temperatures all the way from areas east of the Rocky Mountains to the North East states.
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2019 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XC Review
We ride the new Triumph Scrambler 1200 XC in the Himalayan foothills, over twisty mountain roads, gravel and rocky trails, and spend a day checking out how off-road capable the new Scrambler is. And we come back impressed!
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Camouflaged Snow Leopard Image In Himachal Pradesh Goes Viral
A photograph of a snow leopard clicked by wildlife photographer Saurabh Desai has gone viral on social media after many netizens found it hard to spot the animal on a rocky mountain with patches of snow.
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"Bomb Cyclone" Brings Snow, High Winds To US; 1,339 Flights Cancelled
A late-winter blizzard pounded US Rocky Mountain and Plains states on Wednesday, unleashing a "bomb cyclone" of high winds and drifting snow that stranded motorists, cancelled airline flights and forced government offices, schools and businesses to close.
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A Mountain Lion Mauled A Trail Runner. The Man Fought Back And Killed It
A runner in Colorado fought and killed an 80-pound mountain lion that attacked him on a nature trail in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, wildlife officials said.
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German Tourist Shot In The Head In Canada In Apparent Road Rage Case
A German tourist was shot in the head Thursday while driving in the foothills of Canada's Rocky Mountains in what police say may have been a case of road rage.
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Need Clear Policy To Spur Investment In EV Battery Manufacturing - Report
India's goal for 100 per cent electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030 needs a robust and competitive battery manufacturing supply chain but lack of clear long-term policies and technology uncertainty are preventing investments, says a report.
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End Of An Era As Mount Everest's 'Hillary Step' Rock Face Collapses
A near-vertical 12-metre-high rocky outcrop at Mount Everest called the "Hillary Step" by mountaineers has collapsed, making the climb to the world's highest peak dangerous and lengthy. "Hillary Step" stood on the mountain's southeast ridge, and was the last great challenge before reaching the top.
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Mom Dies After Diving Into Water To Save Her Son
Chelsey Russell had run 100 miles through the rugged Rocky Mountains and completed the Boston Marathon twice. She snowboarded and skied and biked. She was comfortable in the water.
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Sex Trafficking Victims May Push Rescue Away, US Experts Say
Rick and Pat Freeland have cared for hundreds of troubled girls and women at their log cabin refuge deep in the Rocky Mountains, but there's one rule; they will only take two victims of sex trafficking at a time.
