
Ariana Garcia
Trending News Reporter at Chron
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An impression of NASA's Relay 2 satellite, which launched in 1964. NASAA satellite long thought dormant has suddenly released a powerful radio burst that, for a fleeting moment, outshone all other sources in the skyβthen vanished as suddenly as it appeared. Tracing the signal revealed a surprising source: NASA's Relay 2, launched in 1964 for experimental communications and officially deactivated by 1967, after which its electronics had remained silent for nearly six decades.
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Jace Tunnell with the Harte Research Institute in Corpus Christi found six plastic pigs in one week. Harte Research InstituteThey're small, colorful, plasticβand they're washing in from the sea onto the Texas coast. From Port Arthur to Corpus Christi, beachgoers have been discovering tiny pastel piggy banks scattered in the sand. Some are chipped or cracked, their glossy surfaces dulled by the long voyage through salt and surf, their coin slots still visible. But their origin remains a mystery.
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Officials warn that the air traffic control tower at the Austin airport is severely understaffed for the summer season. Ceri Breeze/Getty ImagesAs summer travel ramps up at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA), officials warn that aΒ severe shortage of air traffic controllers is creating dangerous conditions in the control tower. The tower should have 60 certified air traffic controllers, but currently only 29 are on dutyβless than half the necessary staffing level.
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Fulshear Police are warning children not to jump in a local pond that may be home to aggressive wildlife. Isaac Murray/Getty ImagesHouston-area police are warning kids to stop a dangerous summer stunt. According toΒ the Fulshear Police Department, children have been spotted jumping from a bridge into a lake in Cross Creek Ranch, raising concerns over safety, environmental hazards, and legal consequences.
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Dozens of egrets are disturbing a North Texas neighborhood amid their nesting season. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty ImagesA colony of federally protected birds has divided a North Texas neighborhood, sparking complaints, confusion, and even allegations of illegal shootings. "It is chaos. There is poop everywhere," Gordon Simmons, a resident of North Garland where dozens of egrets have taken up residence in neighborhood trees, said in an interview with NBC 5.
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