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1 month ago | 
sanjuandailystar.com | Kenneth Chang |Jonathan Corum
By Kenneth Chang and Jonathan CorumBlue Ghost just completed its mission, which lasted a full lunar day — two Earth weeks — on the near side of the moon. The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled 3 feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth, and sought a mysterious yellow glow at sunset.
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1 month ago | 
news.nestia.com | Kenneth Chang |Jonathan Corum
A Lunar Lander’s Busy Day: Eclipse Photos and Rock Collecting The sun has set on the Blue Ghost spacecraft, concluding a successful NASA-sponsored commercial mission. By Kenneth Chang and Jonathan Corum March 21, 2025 The shadow of the Blue Ghost spacecraft after it landed on the moon, with Earth in the distance. Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost just completed its mission, which lasted a full lunar day — two Earth weeks — on the near side of the moon.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Jonathan Corum |Teddy Rosenbluth
As new cases are reported, our maps and illustrations show the spread of the virus and how infections can run through a community.
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2 months ago | 
businessandamerica.com | Jonathan Corum |Teddy Rosenbluth
Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico, with more than 250 people infected — many unvaccinated school-age children. Two cases in Oklahoma, for which state officials have not provided a location, have also been linked to these outbreaks. Eleven other states have reported isolated measles cases, typically linked to international travel.
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Apr 6, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Jonathan Corum
On April 8, the moon will cast a shadow across much of North America.
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Dec 27, 2023 | 
sanjuandailystar.com | William J. Broad |Chris Buckley |Jonathan Corum
Renny Babiarz at his home in Vermont, Oct. 4, 2023. Babiarz, a former intelligence analyst, wrote his doctoral thesis on the roots of China’s nuclear program. He now runs the operational arm of a company that analyzes civilian satellite imagery, teaches a course on geospatial analysis at Johns Hopkins University and recently co-wrote a textbook on the interpretation of satellite images. (John Tully/The New York Times)By William J.
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Dec 25, 2023 | 
afr.com | William J. Broad |Chris Buckley |Jonathan Corum
The new evidence at Lop Nur was uncovered by Renny Babiarz, a former analyst at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, an arm of the Pentagon. An expert on satellite reconnaissance as well as Beijing’s nuclear program, Babiarz says that detonations in the deep shafts could accelerate an effort to perfect new types of nuclear arms for the country’s fast-growing arsenal. Independent experts who have examined the satellite imagery and Babiarz’s analyses share his concerns.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
nzherald.co.nz | William J. Broad |Chris Buckley |Jonathan Corum
Home / WorldNew York TimesBy: William J. Broad, Chris Buckley and Jonathan CorumSaveshareShare this articlefacebookcopy linktwitterlinkedinredditemail In the remote desert where China detonated its first atomic bomb nearly 60 years ago, a drilling rig recently bored a deep vertical shaft that is estimated to plunge down at least a third of a mile.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
infobae.com | William J. Broad |Chris Buckley |Jonathan Corum
Últimas NoticiasRusia invade UcraniaDeportesVenezuelaTecnologíaESPNQué Puedo VerEntretenimientoLeamosEEUUNewslettersEn el desierto remoto donde China detonó su primera bomba atómica hace casi 60 años, una plataforma de perforación abrió hace poco un pozo vertical profundo que se estima llegará hasta al menos unos 530 metros.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
nyti.ms | William J. Broad |Chris Buckley |Jonathan Corum
Lop Nur Nuclear test area Beijing CHINA Lop Nur Nuclear test area Beijing CHINA In the remote desert where China detonated its first atom bomb nearly 60 years ago, a drilling rig recently bored a deep vertical shaft that is estimated to plunge down at least a third of a mile.
