Wilder Fleming

1 week ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Allison Hagan |Peter O'Dowd |Wilder Fleming

In the next few days, a big chunk of a Soviet-era spacecraft will come crashing back into Earth. Kosmos 482 was bound for Venus in 1972 when it failed to escape Earth’s orbit. Bits of it have been doing loops around the planet ever since. Scientists predict the 1,000-pound landing capsule will hit Earth on Saturday between 52 degrees North and 52 degrees South latitude, which encapsulates half of the Earth’s population, said John Crassidis, space junk expert at the University at Buffalo.

1 week ago | wusf.org | Allison Hagan |Peter O'Dowd |Wilder Fleming

In the next few days, a big chunk of a Soviet-era spacecraft will come crashing back into Earth. Kosmos 482 was bound for Venus in 1972 when it failed to escape Earth’s orbit. Bits of it have been doing loops around the planet ever since. Scientists predict the 1,000-pound landing capsule will hit Earth on Saturday between 52 degrees North and 52 degrees South latitude, which encapsulates half of the Earth’s population, said John Crassidis, space junk expert at the University at Buffalo.

Sep 18, 2024 | wbur.org | Peter O'Dowd |Wilder Fleming

Find out more about our series Breaking The Bond here. When Michelle Chapa started a new job managing a cell phone store in the Heights neighborhood of Houston, she didn’t expect it to become a target. Over the course of two and a half years, the building was robbed on multiple occasions. Security camera footage from December 2018 shows masked men rushing onto the sales floor. One carries what appears to be an assault-style rifle.

Sep 16, 2024 | wbur.org | Peter O'Dowd |Wilder Fleming

Find out more about our series Breaking The Bond here. Late one night in February 2019, the Houston police knocked on Terranisha Collins’ front door. When she opened it, her life nearly turned upside down. Collins was charged with a misdemeanor. Earlier that day, a neighbor had accused Collins of damaging her truck. Terranisha Collins went to jail for making the threat, but she didn’t stay there as long as many Houstonians have in the past.