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サッカースタジアム大の巨大な風船で望遠鏡を打ち上げる計画が進行中＝イギリス

Please credit Richard Massey, Javier Romualdez and the SuperBIT team The world's biggest balloon - the size of a football stadium - is to be sent to the edge of space. It will carry a wide field telescope that will rival Hubble - at a fraction of the cost, say British scientists behind the ambitious project. The instrument, named SuperBIT, will fly above 99.5 per cent of Earth's atmosphere next April. It will study dark matter, the invisible 'glue' that makes up 80 percent of all the stuff in the universe. Astronomers map it by the way it bends rays of light, a technique known as gravitational lensing. Professor Richard Massey, of Durham University, said: "Cavemen could smash rocks together, to see what they are made of. "We are going to use SuperBIT to look for the crunch of dark matter. It is the same experiment - you just need a space telescope to see it." It cost ￡1.5 million to build - compared to the ￡3.6 billion for NASA's Hubble. The international team are confident SuperBIT's (Superpressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope's) high-resolution images will be just as good. It will test whether dark matter slows down during collisions. No particle colliders on Earth can accelerate dark matter. But this is a key signature predicted by theories that might explain recent observations of weirdly behaving sub atomic particles called muons. Light from a distant galaxy can travel for billions of years before reaching our telescopes. In the final fraction of a second, it has to pass through Earth's swirling, turbulent atmosphere - and our view of the universe becomes blurred. Observatories on the ground are built at high altitude sites to overcome some of this. But only placing a telescope in space fully escapes the effect. SuperBIT changes that. It has a mirror half a metre in diameter (1ft 8in) and is carried to an altitude of almost 25 miles (40km) by the huge helium balloon. The mission will also be much less expensive than a typical machine-based alternative - and doesn't take as long to plan. A final test flight in 2019 demonstrated the telescope's extraordinary pointing stability. It was sufficient to thread a needle 0.62 miles (1km) away and hold it for an hour. It will enable images as sharp as those from Hubble. The feat has never been achieved because it is exceedingly difficult and balloons could only stay aloft for a few nights - too short for an ambitious experiment. But NASA recently developed 'superpressure' balloons that can contain helium for months. No instrument has revealed more about the heavens than Hubble. But SuperBIT could be "even better", said the researchers. It will take off from Wanaka on New Zealand's South Island - carried on the balloon by seasonally stable winds. It will circumnavigate the Earth several times - imaging the sky all night, then using solar panels to recharge its batteries during the day. Crucially, it cost almost 1,000 times less than a similar satellite. Balloons are cheaper than rocket fuel. ( Original Title: Massive balloon the size of football stadium set to launch telescope to edge of space )

日付：2021年7月23日

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White House confirms prior breakthrough Covid cases among staff

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters there have been other breakthrough cases of Covid-19 among staff but does not confirm how many or when, after a fully vaccinated official tested positive Monday. During her briefing, Psaki confirms a US delegation will attend the funeral of slain president Jovenel Moise on Friday, and comments on the infrastructure bill, which faces a deadline later this week in the Senate. [COMPLETES VIDI9FF989_EN] IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES

日付：2021年7月20日

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ジェフ・ベゾスらを乗せて初の有人飛行を行うブルー・オリジン＝アメリカ

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and three passengers, including Bezos's brother and the youngest and oldest astronauts to ever travel into space, boarded the New Shepard rocket for its first human flight on Tuesday morning, July 20, in Van Horn, Texas. Footage shared by Blue Origin shows the craft heading to its launch site in West Texas and the four astronauts boarding it soon after. Bezos was joined by his brother, Mark, by 82-year-old Wally Funk, and by 18-year-old Oliver Daemen. The flight lasted 10 minutes and 10 seconds from start to finish. At its fastest, the rocket was ascending at a speed of 2,233 mph, Blue Origin said. Credit: Blue Origin via Storyful ( Original Title: Jeff Bezos Aboard Successful First Blue Origin Human Spaceflight )

日付：2021年7月20日

人物：ジェフ・ベゾス, ウォリー・ファンク

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ジェフ・ベゾスを乗せたブルー・オリジンが初の有人飛行を成功させる＝アメリカ

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and three passengers, including Bezos's brother and the youngest and oldest astronauts to ever travel into space, boarded the New Shepard rocket for its first human flight on Tuesday morning, July 20, in Van Horn, Texas. Footage shows the rocket's successful launch and landing as seen from the ground in West Texas. Bezos was joined by his brother, Mark, by 82-year-old Wally Funk, and by 18-year-old Oliver Daemen. The flight lasted 10 minutes and 10 seconds from start to finish. At its fastest, the rocket was ascending at a speed of 2,233 mph, Blue Origin said. Credit: Frazier Ranch Sales via Storyful ( Original Title: Texans Get Front-Row Seat to Bezos's Blue Origin Rocket Launch )

日付：2021年7月20日

人物：ジェフ・ベゾス, ウォリー・ファンク, オリバー・デーメン

RM 165013460

ハッブル宇宙望遠鏡が撮った宇宙写真を音に変換

NASA shared an audio rendition of imagery taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, using data sonification to transform space imagery into sound. According to NASA,, elements of the image, such as brightness and position, are given pitches and volumes. Although sound doesn't travel in space, sonifications "provide a new way of experiencing and conceptualizing data." "What you've been hearing is a representation of all the galaxies in that ultra deep field photo, played as sound," wrote NASA on the post. Credit: NASA via Storyful ( Original Title: NASA Shares Audio Rendition of Hubble Space Telescope Imagery )

日付：2021年7月20日

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'Can't wait to get my Uber up there' - Blue Origin sees clear skies for inaugural space flight

On a giant screen in New York's Times Square, people watched Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, soar about 66.5 miles (107 km) above the Texas desert aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle on Tuesday (July 20) and return safely to Earth, a historic suborbital flight that helps to inaugurate a new era of private commercial space tourism. "It's a wonderful achievement for space and human space travel," Mike Galkin said. "This is the next era. Can't wait to get my Uber up there." "There's always regular people thinking about the billionaires going up but honestly, I think it's a celebration for the everyday man to be able to go up," David Shin said. The fully autonomous 60-foot-tall (18.3-meters-tall) gleaming white spacecraft, with a blue feather design on its side, ignited its BE-3 engines for a liftoff from Blue Origin's Launch Site One facility about 20 miles (32 km) outside the rural town of Van Horn. There were generally clear skies with a few patchy clouds on a cool morning for the launch. The 57-year-old American billionaire, wearing a blue flight suit and donning a cowboy hat, was joined by three crewmates for a trip to the edge of space officially lasting 10 minutes and 10 seconds. After landing and exiting the space capsule, Bezos and the other crew members exchanged hugs. Bezos, founder of ecommerce company Amazon.com Inc, and his brother Mark Bezos, a private equity executive, were joined by two others. Pioneering female aviator Wally Funk, 82, and recent high school graduate Oliver Daemen, 18, became the oldest and youngest people to reach space. The flight came nine days after Briton Richard Branson was aboard his competing space tourism company Virgin Galactic's successful inaugural suborbital flight from New Mexico. The two flights give credibility and inject enthusiasm into the fledgling space tourism industry that the Swiss bank UBS estimates will be worth $3 billion annually in a decade. Bezos founded Blue Origin two decades ago. This was its first crewed space flight. New Shepard hurtled at speeds reaching 2,233 miles (3,595 km) per hour, exceeding the so-called Kármán line - 62 miles (100 km) - set by an international aeronautics body to define the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and space. After the capsule separated from the booster, the crew unbuckled to experience weightlessness. The capsule returned to Earth under parachutes, using a retro-thrust system that expelled a "pillow of air" for a soft landing. Bezos gave a thumbs-up sign inside the capsule after landing, stepped out to cheers, then exchanged high-fives with some of the roughly two dozen family members and company employees on hand. Branson got to space first, but Bezos flew higher - Virgin Galactic managed an altitude of 53 miles (86 km) - in what experts called the world's first unpiloted space flight with an all-civilian crew. The flight came on the anniversary of Americans Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin becoming the first humans to walk on the moon, on July 20, 1969. New Shepard is named for Alan Shepard, who in 1961 became the first American in space. Funk was one of the so-called Mercury 13 group of women who trained to become NASA astronauts in the early 1960s but was passed over because of her gender. Daemen, Blue Origin's first paying customer, is set to study physics and innovation management at college in the Netherlands. His father, who heads investment management firm Somerset Capital Partners, was on site to watch his son fly. New Shepard is a rocket-and-capsule combo that cannot be piloted from inside the spacecraft. It is completely computer-flown and had none of Blue Origin's staff astronauts or trained personnel onboard. Virgin Galactic used a space plane with a pair of pilots on board. The reusable Blue Origin booster had previously flown twice to space. The launch represented another step in the fiercely competitive race to establish a space tourism sector. Another billionaire tech mogul, Elon Musk, plans to send an all-civilian crew on a several-day orbital mission on his Crew Dragon capsule in September. Blue Origin aims for the first of two more passenger flights this year to happen in September or October. (Production: Roselle Chen, Andrew Hofstetter, Eric M. Johnson) ( Original Title: 'Can't wait to get my Uber up there' - Blue Origin sees clear skies for inaugural space flight ) ( Caption: 2099WD-SPACE-EXPLORATION_BLUEORIGIN_NEW_YORK_O_ )

日付：2021年7月20日

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Pioneering female aviator Wally Funk is 'America's new sweetheart'

Pioneering female aviator Wally Funk was one of Jeff Bezos's three co-passengers aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle on Tuesday (July 20) to take a historic suborbital flight that helped usher in a new era of space tourism. Funk, 82, was one of the so-called Mercury 13 group of women who trained to become NASA astronauts in the 1960s but was passed over because of her gender. "I've been waiting a long time," Funk said afterward. "I want to go again - fast." With Tuesday's flight, Funk has become the world's oldest space travelers, earning her a new generation of admirers from fans on social media all the way to the White House. "Wally Funk is now on my list of people that I would most like to meet in the country. She is America's new sweetheart," White House spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters at the daily briefing, (Production: Pavithra George) ( Original Title: Pioneering female aviator Wally Funk is 'America's new sweetheart' ) ( Caption: 2235WD-SPACE-EXPLORATION_BLUEORIGIN_WALLY_FUNK_WRAP_O_ )

日付：2021年7月20日

RM 164990960

NASA photos show devastating effects of drought in U.S. California

New images taken by NASA satellites have highlighted the devastating effects of the persistent drought plaguing California, local media reported, adding a major lake has seen its water level drop over 100 feet in two years. According to pictures posted by local CBS news channel Friday, the progression of melting snow in the Sierra Nevada, a key source of water for the Golden State, was much faster than normal. After a below-average snowfall season, the snow melted away completely nearly a month ahead of schedule. On July 7, the snow had fully vanished, the images taken by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Terra satellite showed. It explained why major reservoirs in the state lost their necessary water supply for the drier months in summer and fall. In any given year, Sierra Nevada snow makes up about 30 percent of California's water supply, the report said. This year, however, about 685,000 acre-feet (844.9 million cubic meters) of expected water runoff never reached the intended reservoirs. This loss means about 40 percent water that Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States, uses in a year. An additional series of images, taken by the Operational Land Imager on the Landsat 8 satellite, show Shasta Lake and Lake Oroville's worsening conditions between June of this year and June 2019. Shasta Lake is the largest reservoir in California, and Lake Oroville, located in the Northern California, is the second-largest reservoir in the state. Both are treated as keystone facilities within the California State Water Project. Shasta Lake saw its lake level drop 106 feet (32.3 meters) in elevation in the two years since the first image was captured, the space agency said, while local authority's data showed that as of last month, the lake held 1.87 million acre-feet (2.3 billion cubic meters) of water, about 41 percent of its capacity, and 49 percent of the historical average for the season. Lake Oroville's lake level dropped 190 feet (57.9 meters) in that time. The record low for the lake is 645 feet (196.6 meters), set in September 1977, according to CBS. John Yarbrough, deputy director of the California Department of Water Resources State Water Project, predicted that record could be broken this summer. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Los Angeles, U.S. (XHTV) ( Original Title: NASA photos show devastating effects of drought in U.S. California )

日付：2021年7月19日

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NASA predicts catastrophic flooding in 2030s and the culprit could be a 'moon wobble'

A new NASA study says coastal flooding is a far more urgent problem than previously thought. Cities along coasts should expect a "surge" of flooding as soon as the next decade, the study says. The dramatic prediction pushes the previous deadline for disastrous coastal flooding forward by about 70 years. The study, "Rapid increases and extreme months in projections of United States high-tide flooding" was published in the Nature Climate Change Journal. It was led by members of the NASA Sea Level Change Science Team. The study focused on U.S. coasts but was applicable to the whole world, NASA said. According to NASA, the cause is a perfect storm of global warming and the effect of regular lunar cycles. Of particular note is a dynamic called "moon wobbling." "In the background, we have long term sea level rise associated with global warming. It's causing sea level to increase everywhere," Ben Hamlington, NASA team lead, told Reuters. "But when we look at the other factors causing sea level to change, we focused in on one in particular. So what we call 'the nodal cycle,' associated with basically the orientation, the relation of the moon relative to Earth. And what happens is that there's this very long period signal, roughly 20 years, and this effect from the moon causes the tides to vary. So what we found is that this effect lines up with the underlying sea level rise, and that will cause flooding specifically in that time period from 2030 to 2040." The effect of the dynamic highlighted by Hamlington and his team applies to the entire planet save far northern coastlines like in Alaska. Such areas are rising due to unrelated geological processes, NASA says. "This is eye-opening for a lot of people," Hamlington said. "It's really critical information for planners. And I think there's a great amount of interest in trying to get this information from science and scientists into the hands of planners." So what can be done? For starters, city planners should plan accordingly in their construction projects, Hamlington said. "A building or particular piece of infrastructure, you may want to be there for a very long amount of time, whereas something else you may just want to protect or have access to for a few years," he said. The NASA study echoes other dire predictions about coastal sea levels. A study in the journal Nature Communications found that tropical nations in particular will be vulnerable to coastal inundation, in new research that more than doubled the number of people estimated to be impacted. Using land elevation data gathered by laser pulses beamed by satellite to Earth, scientists identified coastal areas low enough to make them vulnerable to a one-meter rise in sea level - a level the world is on track to see by 2100. Higher water levels will likely lead to more damage and disruption from flooding and storm surges. The team found that 62% of these low-lying areas were located in the tropics, with a third of the total in Asia. (Production by: Dan Fastenberg) ( Original Title: NASA predicts catastrophic flooding in 2030s and the culprit could be a 'moon wobble' ) ( Caption: 5025WD-NASA-FLOODS__O_ )

日付：2021年7月15日

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NASA predicts catastrophic flooding in 2030s and the culprit could be a 'moon wobble'

A new NASA study says coastal flooding is a far more urgent problem than previously thought. Cities along coasts should expect a "surge" of flooding as soon as the next decade, the study says. The dramatic prediction pushes the previous deadline for disastrous coastal flooding forward by about 70 years. The study, "Rapid increases and extreme months in projections of United States high-tide flooding" was published in the Nature Climate Change Journal. It was led by members of the NASA Sea Level Change Science Team. The study focused on U.S. coasts but was applicable to the whole world, NASA said. According to NASA, the cause is a perfect storm of global warming and the effect of regular lunar cycles. Of particular note is a dynamic called "moon wobbling." "In the background, we have long term sea level rise associated with global warming. It's causing sea level to increase everywhere," Ben Hamlington, NASA team lead, told Reuters. "But when we look at the other factors causing sea level to change, we focused in on one in particular. So what we call 'the nodal cycle,' associated with basically the orientation, the relation of the moon relative to Earth. And what happens is that there's this very long period signal, roughly 20 years, and this effect from the moon causes the tides to vary. So what we found is that this effect lines up with the underlying sea level rise, and that will cause flooding specifically in that time period from 2030 to 2040." The effect of the dynamic highlighted by Hamlington and his team applies to the entire planet save far northern coastlines like in Alaska. Such areas are rising due to unrelated geological processes, NASA says. "This is eye-opening for a lot of people," Hamlington said. "It's really critical information for planners. And I think there's a great amount of interest in trying to get this information from science and scientists into the hands of planners." So what can be done? For starters, city planners should plan accordingly in their construction projects, Hamlington said. "A building or particular piece of infrastructure, you may want to be there for a very long amount of time, whereas something else you may just want to protect or have access to for a few years," he said. The NASA study echoes other dire predictions about coastal sea levels. A study in the journal Nature Communications found that tropical nations in particular will be vulnerable to coastal inundation, in new research that more than doubled the number of people estimated to be impacted. Using land elevation data gathered by laser pulses beamed by satellite to Earth, scientists identified coastal areas low enough to make them vulnerable to a one-meter rise in sea level - a level the world is on track to see by 2100. Higher water levels will likely lead to more damage and disruption from flooding and storm surges. The team found that 62% of these low-lying areas were located in the tropics, with a third of the total in Asia. (Production by: Dan Fastenberg) ( Original Title: NASA predicts catastrophic flooding in 2030s and the culprit could be a 'moon wobble' ) ( Caption: 5025WD-NASA-FLOODS__O_ )

日付：2021年7月15日

RM 164911446

NASA predicts catastrophic flooding in 2030s and the culprit could be a 'moon wobble'

A new NASA study says coastal flooding is a far more urgent problem than previously thought. Cities along coasts should expect a "surge" of flooding as soon as the next decade, the study says. The dramatic prediction pushes the previous deadline for disastrous coastal flooding forward by about 70 years. The study, "Rapid increases and extreme months in projections of United States high-tide flooding" was published in the Nature Climate Change Journal. It was led by members of the NASA Sea Level Change Science Team. The study focused on U.S. coasts but was applicable to the whole world, NASA said. According to NASA, the cause is a perfect storm of global warming and the effect of regular lunar cycles. Of particular note is a dynamic called "moon wobbling." "In the background, we have long term sea level rise associated with global warming. It's causing sea level to increase everywhere," Ben Hamlington, NASA team lead, told Reuters. "But when we look at the other factors causing sea level to change, we focused in on one in particular. So what we call 'the nodal cycle,' associated with basically the orientation, the relation of the moon relative to Earth. And what happens is that there's this very long period signal, roughly 20 years, and this effect from the moon causes the tides to vary. So what we found is that this effect lines up with the underlying sea level rise, and that will cause flooding specifically in that time period from 2030 to 2040." The effect of the dynamic highlighted by Hamlington and his team applies to the entire planet save far northern coastlines like in Alaska. Such areas are rising due to unrelated geological processes, NASA says. "This is eye-opening for a lot of people," Hamlington said. "It's really critical information for planners. And I think there's a great amount of interest in trying to get this information from science and scientists into the hands of planners." So what can be done? For starters, city planners should plan accordingly in their construction projects, Hamlington said. "A building or particular piece of infrastructure, you may want to be there for a very long amount of time, whereas something else you may just want to protect or have access to for a few years," he said. The NASA study echoes other dire predictions about coastal sea levels. A study in the journal Nature Communications found that tropical nations in particular will be vulnerable to coastal inundation, in new research that more than doubled the number of people estimated to be impacted. Using land elevation data gathered by laser pulses beamed by satellite to Earth, scientists identified coastal areas low enough to make them vulnerable to a one-meter rise in sea level - a level the world is on track to see by 2100. Higher water levels will likely lead to more damage and disruption from flooding and storm surges. The team found that 62% of these low-lying areas were located in the tropics, with a third of the total in Asia. (Production by: Dan Fastenberg) ( Original Title: NASA predicts catastrophic flooding in 2030s and the culprit could be a 'moon wobble' ) ( Caption: 5025WD-NASA-FLOODS__O_ )

日付：2021年7月15日

RM 164911445

NASA predicts catastrophic flooding in 2030s and the culprit could be a 'moon wobble'

A new NASA study says coastal flooding is a far more urgent problem than previously thought. Cities along coasts should expect a "surge" of flooding as soon as the next decade, the study says. The dramatic prediction pushes the previous deadline for disastrous coastal flooding forward by about 70 years. The study, "Rapid increases and extreme months in projections of United States high-tide flooding" was published in the Nature Climate Change Journal. It was led by members of the NASA Sea Level Change Science Team. The study focused on U.S. coasts but was applicable to the whole world, NASA said. According to NASA, the cause is a perfect storm of global warming and the effect of regular lunar cycles. Of particular note is a dynamic called "moon wobbling." "In the background, we have long term sea level rise associated with global warming. It's causing sea level to increase everywhere," Ben Hamlington, NASA team lead, told Reuters. "But when we look at the other factors causing sea level to change, we focused in on one in particular. So what we call 'the nodal cycle,' associated with basically the orientation, the relation of the moon relative to Earth. And what happens is that there's this very long period signal, roughly 20 years, and this effect from the moon causes the tides to vary. So what we found is that this effect lines up with the underlying sea level rise, and that will cause flooding specifically in that time period from 2030 to 2040." The effect of the dynamic highlighted by Hamlington and his team applies to the entire planet save far northern coastlines like in Alaska. Such areas are rising due to unrelated geological processes, NASA says. "This is eye-opening for a lot of people," Hamlington said. "It's really critical information for planners. And I think there's a great amount of interest in trying to get this information from science and scientists into the hands of planners." So what can be done? For starters, city planners should plan accordingly in their construction projects, Hamlington said. "A building or particular piece of infrastructure, you may want to be there for a very long amount of time, whereas something else you may just want to protect or have access to for a few years," he said. The NASA study echoes other dire predictions about coastal sea levels. A study in the journal Nature Communications found that tropical nations in particular will be vulnerable to coastal inundation, in new research that more than doubled the number of people estimated to be impacted. Using land elevation data gathered by laser pulses beamed by satellite to Earth, scientists identified coastal areas low enough to make them vulnerable to a one-meter rise in sea level - a level the world is on track to see by 2100. Higher water levels will likely lead to more damage and disruption from flooding and storm surges. The team found that 62% of these low-lying areas were located in the tropics, with a third of the total in Asia. (Production by: Dan Fastenberg) ( Original Title: NASA predicts catastrophic flooding in 2030s and the culprit could be a 'moon wobble' ) ( Caption: 5025WD-NASA-FLOODS__O_ )

日付：2021年7月15日

RM 164738975

British Columbia's Thomas Creek Fire Forms Huge Pyrocumulus Cloud

A massive cloud from the Thomas Creek Fire loomed over Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, on July 14. Local news reports said the smoke formed a "pyrocumulus cloud," also known as a flammagenitus cloud - a vertical column produced as extremely hot temperatures force air up into higher altitudes where it cools and creates condensation, according to NASA. Thirty firefighters and six helicopters battled the Thomas Creek fire, which had reached 5,000 hectares (about 19 square miles) and was classified as "out of control" as of July 15, the British Columbia Wildfire Service said. Video filmed by local resident Dolly Ferrier shows the cloud and several helicopters working to fight the fire on Wednesday. Credit: Dolly Ferrier via Storyful ( Original Title: British Columbia's Thomas Creek Fire Forms Huge Pyrocumulus Cloud )

日付：2021年7月14日

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UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut

Nora al-Matrooshi was introduced on Wednesday (July 7) as part of the UAE's space programme, making her the first Arab female astronaut. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced that al-Matrooshi, along with Mohammad al-Mulla, have begun their in-house training, which will continue until they join the "2021 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class" in December. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 28-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi's National Petroleum Construction Company, will join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States. The UAE is using its space programme to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil. In February a UAE probe reached the orbit of the planet Mars, the Arab world's first interplanetary expedition. The UAE has plans to launch a moon rover by 2024 and a vision for a settlement on Mars by 2117. Matrooshi was one of 4,300 applicants assessed on scientific abilities, education and practical experience, and then on physical, psychological and medical assessments, Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said. (Production: Abdelhadi Ramahi, Rula Rouhana, Tarek Fahmy) ( Original Title: UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut ) ( Caption: 5061LI-EMIRATES-SPACE__O_ )

日付：2021年7月8日

RM 164338210

UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut

Nora al-Matrooshi was introduced on Wednesday (July 7) as part of the UAE's space programme, making her the first Arab female astronaut. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced that al-Matrooshi, along with Mohammad al-Mulla, have begun their in-house training, which will continue until they join the "2021 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class" in December. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 28-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi's National Petroleum Construction Company, will join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States. The UAE is using its space programme to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil. In February a UAE probe reached the orbit of the planet Mars, the Arab world's first interplanetary expedition. The UAE has plans to launch a moon rover by 2024 and a vision for a settlement on Mars by 2117. Matrooshi was one of 4,300 applicants assessed on scientific abilities, education and practical experience, and then on physical, psychological and medical assessments, Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said. (Production: Abdelhadi Ramahi, Rula Rouhana, Tarek Fahmy) ( Original Title: UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut ) ( Caption: 5061LI-EMIRATES-SPACE__O_ )

日付：2021年7月8日

RM 164338213

UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut

Nora al-Matrooshi was introduced on Wednesday (July 7) as part of the UAE's space programme, making her the first Arab female astronaut. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced that al-Matrooshi, along with Mohammad al-Mulla, have begun their in-house training, which will continue until they join the "2021 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class" in December. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 28-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi's National Petroleum Construction Company, will join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States. The UAE is using its space programme to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil. In February a UAE probe reached the orbit of the planet Mars, the Arab world's first interplanetary expedition. The UAE has plans to launch a moon rover by 2024 and a vision for a settlement on Mars by 2117. Matrooshi was one of 4,300 applicants assessed on scientific abilities, education and practical experience, and then on physical, psychological and medical assessments, Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said. (Production: Abdelhadi Ramahi, Rula Rouhana, Tarek Fahmy) ( Original Title: UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut ) ( Caption: 5061LI-EMIRATES-SPACE__O_ )

日付：2021年7月8日

RM 164338206

UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut

Nora al-Matrooshi was introduced on Wednesday (July 7) as part of the UAE's space programme, making her the first Arab female astronaut. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced that al-Matrooshi, along with Mohammad al-Mulla, have begun their in-house training, which will continue until they join the "2021 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class" in December. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 28-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi's National Petroleum Construction Company, will join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States. The UAE is using its space programme to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil. In February a UAE probe reached the orbit of the planet Mars, the Arab world's first interplanetary expedition. The UAE has plans to launch a moon rover by 2024 and a vision for a settlement on Mars by 2117. Matrooshi was one of 4,300 applicants assessed on scientific abilities, education and practical experience, and then on physical, psychological and medical assessments, Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said. (Production: Abdelhadi Ramahi, Rula Rouhana, Tarek Fahmy) ( Original Title: UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut ) ( Caption: 5061LI-EMIRATES-SPACE__O_ )

日付：2021年7月8日

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Sea to stars: first Arab woman astronaut in training

The UAE's Nora al-Matrooshi is the first Arab woman to start training to be an astronaut,one of two Emiratis picked from thousands of applicants as the Gulf nation looks to the stars. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Nora Al-Matrooshi,first Arab woman to start training to be an astronaut

日付：2021年7月7日

RM 164338212

UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut

Nora al-Matrooshi was introduced on Wednesday (July 7) as part of the UAE's space programme, making her the first Arab female astronaut. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced that al-Matrooshi, along with Mohammad al-Mulla, have begun their in-house training, which will continue until they join the "2021 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class" in December. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 28-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi's National Petroleum Construction Company, will join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States. The UAE is using its space programme to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil. In February a UAE probe reached the orbit of the planet Mars, the Arab world's first interplanetary expedition. The UAE has plans to launch a moon rover by 2024 and a vision for a settlement on Mars by 2117. Matrooshi was one of 4,300 applicants assessed on scientific abilities, education and practical experience, and then on physical, psychological and medical assessments, Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said. (Production: Abdelhadi Ramahi, Rula Rouhana, Tarek Fahmy) ( Original Title: UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut ) ( Caption: 5061LI-EMIRATES-SPACE__O_ )

日付：2021年7月7日

RM 164338215

UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut

Nora al-Matrooshi was introduced on Wednesday (July 7) as part of the UAE's space programme, making her the first Arab female astronaut. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced that al-Matrooshi, along with Mohammad al-Mulla, have begun their in-house training, which will continue until they join the "2021 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class" in December. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 28-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi's National Petroleum Construction Company, will join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States. The UAE is using its space programme to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil. In February a UAE probe reached the orbit of the planet Mars, the Arab world's first interplanetary expedition. The UAE has plans to launch a moon rover by 2024 and a vision for a settlement on Mars by 2117. Matrooshi was one of 4,300 applicants assessed on scientific abilities, education and practical experience, and then on physical, psychological and medical assessments, Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said. (Production: Abdelhadi Ramahi, Rula Rouhana, Tarek Fahmy) ( Original Title: UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut ) ( Caption: 5061LI-EMIRATES-SPACE__O_ )

日付：2021年7月7日

RM 164338209

UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut

Nora al-Matrooshi was introduced on Wednesday (July 7) as part of the UAE's space programme, making her the first Arab female astronaut. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced that al-Matrooshi, along with Mohammad al-Mulla, have begun their in-house training, which will continue until they join the "2021 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class" in December. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 28-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi's National Petroleum Construction Company, will join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States. The UAE is using its space programme to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil. In February a UAE probe reached the orbit of the planet Mars, the Arab world's first interplanetary expedition. The UAE has plans to launch a moon rover by 2024 and a vision for a settlement on Mars by 2117. Matrooshi was one of 4,300 applicants assessed on scientific abilities, education and practical experience, and then on physical, psychological and medical assessments, Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said. (Production: Abdelhadi Ramahi, Rula Rouhana, Tarek Fahmy) ( Original Title: UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut ) ( Caption: 5061LI-EMIRATES-SPACE__O_ )

日付：2021年7月7日

RM 164338207

UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut

Nora al-Matrooshi was introduced on Wednesday (July 7) as part of the UAE's space programme, making her the first Arab female astronaut. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced that al-Matrooshi, along with Mohammad al-Mulla, have begun their in-house training, which will continue until they join the "2021 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class" in December. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 28-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi's National Petroleum Construction Company, will join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States. The UAE is using its space programme to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil. In February a UAE probe reached the orbit of the planet Mars, the Arab world's first interplanetary expedition. The UAE has plans to launch a moon rover by 2024 and a vision for a settlement on Mars by 2117. Matrooshi was one of 4,300 applicants assessed on scientific abilities, education and practical experience, and then on physical, psychological and medical assessments, Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said. (Production: Abdelhadi Ramahi, Rula Rouhana, Tarek Fahmy) ( Original Title: UAE introduces the Arab world's first female astronaut ) ( Caption: 5061LI-EMIRATES-SPACE__O_ )

日付：2021年7月7日

RM 163268264

6月の満月「ストロベリームーン」とポトマック川のガチョウ＝アメリカ

A 'strawberry moon' was seen over Washington, DC, according to mesmerising footage posted on June 25. It was "the last supermoon of the year", according to NASA. "Towards the end of June, the moon usually sits in a lower position in the sky and shines through more of our atmosphere. Because of this, our moon can sometimes give off a pinkish hue", the agency said. The name is derived from the Native American Algonquin tribes, who believed it signalled the time for harvesting ripening strawberries and other fruits. This footage was posted to Twitter by @RiverGirl707, who said it showed the strawberry moon setting over the Potomac River near the Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC. Credit: @RiverGirl707 via Storyful ( Original Title: Geese Glide Over Potomac River as Strawberry Moon Sets in Washington )

日付：2021年6月25日

RM 163418619

I blame the U.S. authorities for this tragedy - Janice McAfee on John McAfee's death

The wife of John McAfee, Janice McAfee, blamed on Friday (June 25) U.S. authorities for her husband's dead at a Spanish prison. "I blame the U.S. authorities for this tragedy because of these politically motivated charges against him my husband is now dead," she said after leaving prison. Janice McAfee was at Brians 2 prison to collect her husband's belongings. The British-born U.S. technology entrepreneur died by suicide in prison on Wednesday (June 23) after the Spanish high court authorised his extradition to the United States on tax evasion charges, his lawyer Javier Villalba said on Thursday (June 24). McAfee's lawyer, Javier Villalba, said the anti-virus software pioneer died by hanging as his nine months in prison brought him to despair. However, McAfee's wife said she did not believe her husband committed suicide. "His last words to me were, 'I love you and I will call you in the evening,'" she said, adding "those words are not words of someone who is suicidal." During a court hearing last month, McAfee, 75, said that given his age, he would spend the rest of his life in jail if convicted in the United States. "I am hoping that the Spanish court will see the injustice of this," he said, adding "the United States wants to use me as an example." McAfee had lived for years on the run from U.S. authorities, some of that time aboard a megayacht. He was indicted in Tennessee on tax evasion charges and was charged in a cryptocurrency fraud case in New York. The colourful tech founder was detained on Oct. 3 at the Barcelona airport as he was about to board a flight to Istanbul with a British passport, a Spanish police source said at the time. McAfee worked for NASA, Xerox and Lockheed Martin before launching the world's first commercial anti-virus in 1987. Intel bought the business in 2011, when McAfee himself no longer had any involvement. The program still carries his name and has 500 million users worldwide. McAfee said in 2019 that he had not paid U.S. income taxes for eight years for ideological reasons. That year, he left the United States to avoid trial, largely living on a megayacht with his wife, four large dogs, two security guards and seven staff. He offered to help Cuba avoid a U.S. trade embargo using cryptocurrency and sought to run for U.S. president for the Libertarian Party. McAfee, who said in 2018 that he had fathered at least 47 children, lived in Belize for several years. He fled after police sought him for questioning in the 2012 murder of a neighbour. They ultimately said he was not a suspect. He met his wife, Janice McAfee, when she solicited him as a prostitute while he was on the run, he said. Janice McAfee said in a post on Twitter on Sunday, "Now the U.S. authorities are determined to have John die in prison to make an example of him for speaking out against the corruption within their government agencies... There is no hope of him ever having a fair trial in America." (Production: Horaci Garcia, Elena Rodriguez, Catherine Macdonald) ( Original Title: I blame the U.S. authorities for this tragedy - Janice McAfee on John McAfee's death ) ( Caption: 5201WD-SPAIN-USA_MCAFEE_WIFE_STATEMENT_O_ )

日付：2021年6月25日

RM 163404301

Wife of John McAfee arrives at prison to collect software mogul's belongings

The wife of John McAfee, Janice McAfee, arrived at Brians 2 prison in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia on Friday (June 25) to collect her husband's belongings after the software mogul was found dead in his prison cell on Wednesday (June 23). The British-born U.S. technology entrepreneur died by suicide in prison after the Spanish high court authorised his extradition to the United States on tax evasion charges, his lawyer Javier Villalba said. McAfee's lawyer, Javier Villalba, said the anti-virus software pioneer died by hanging as his nine months in prison brought him to despair. During a court hearing last month, McAfee, 75, said that given his age, he would spend the rest of his life in jail if convicted in the United States. "I am hoping that the Spanish court will see the injustice of this," he said, adding "the United States wants to use me as an example." McAfee had lived for years on the run from U.S. authorities, some of that time aboard a megayacht. He was indicted in Tennessee on tax evasion charges and was charged in a cryptocurrency fraud case in New York. The colourful tech founder was detained on Oct. 3 at the Barcelona airport as he was about to board a flight to Istanbul with a British passport, a Spanish police source said at the time. McAfee worked for NASA, Xerox and Lockheed Martin before launching the world's first commercial anti-virus in 1987. Intel bought the business in 2011, when McAfee himself no longer had any involvement. The program still carries his name and has 500 million users worldwide. McAfee said in 2019 that he had not paid U.S. income taxes for eight years for ideological reasons. That year, he left the United States to avoid trial, largely living on a megayacht with his wife, four large dogs, two security guards and seven staff. He offered to help Cuba avoid a U.S. trade embargo using cryptocurrency and sought to run for U.S. president for the Libertarian Party. McAfee, who said in 2018 that he had fathered at least 47 children, lived in Belize for several years. He fled after police sought him for questioning in the 2012 murder of a neighbour. They ultimately said he was not a suspect. He met his wife, Janice McAfee, when she solicited him as a prostitute while he was on the run, he said. Janice McAfee said in a post on Twitter on Sunday, "Now the U.S. authorities are determined to have John die in prison to make an example of him for speaking out against the corruption within their government agencies... There is no hope of him ever having a fair trial in America." (Production: Horaci Garcia, Elena Rodriguez, Catherine Macdonald) ( Original Title: Wife of John McAfee arrives at prison to collect software mogul's belongings ) ( Caption: 5199WD- SPAIN-USA_MCAFEE_WIFE_ARRIVAL_O_ )

日付：2021年6月25日

RM 163160149

Images of the Spanish jail where McAfee founder was found dead

Images show the jail building in Spain where antivirus software pioneer John McAfee was found dead in his cell,according to a prison official,shortly after a court approved his extradition to the United States where he was wanted for tax evasion. IMAGES

日付：2021年6月24日

RM 163263560

イギリス上空でスーパームーンとなった6月の満月「ストロベリームーン」を撮影

A 'strawberry moon' was seen over Wiltshire, England, according to striking footage posted on June 24, It was "the last supermoon of the year", according to NASA. "Towards the end of June, the moon usually sits in a lower position in the sky and shines through more of our atmosphere. Because of this, our moon can sometimes give off a pinkish hue", they said. The name is derived from the Native American Algonquin tribes, who believed it signalled the time for harvesting ripening strawberries and other fruits. Credit: @xRMMike via Storyful ( Original Title: Strawberry Supermoon Seen Illuminating Sky Over Wiltshire )

日付：2021年6月24日

RM 163423450

"Space is for everyone": Europe's Space Agency to hire first disabled astronaut

The European Space Agency hopes to hire and launch the world's first physically disabled astronaut and several hundred would-be para-astronauts have already applied for the role, ESA head Josef Aschbacher told Reuters on Friday (June 25). The 22-member space programme has just closed its latest decennial recruitment call for astronauts and received 22,000 applicants, Aschbacher said. "We would like to launch an astronaut with a disability, which would be the first time ever," the Austrian added. "But I'm also happy for ESA because it shows that space is for everyone and that's something I'd like to convey." The ESA, whose Ariane rocket once dominated the market for commercial satellite launches, faces ever stiffer competition from tech-funded upstarts like Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX. Amazon founder Bezos hopes next month to become the first man to go into space on his own rocket, highlighting the growing role tech billionaires are playing in a field that was once dominated by public agencies. "Space is developing extremely fast and if we don't catch up with this train we are left behind," he added, outlining plans to refashion the agency as a more entrepreneurial player ready to work with venture capitalists to help grow European start-ups that could one day rival the Silicon Valley players. The challenges are immense: the ESA's 7 billion euro budget is a third of NASA's, while its seven or eight launches a year are dwarfed by the 40 carried out by the United States. Aschbacher, who grew up staring at the stars above his parents' mountain farm in Austria, himself once applied to become an ESA astronaut when he was a student. But what was once a geeky, niche enthusiasm has now become mainstream, he said. This year's job advert attracted almost three times the 8,000 applications received a decade ago and a quarter of them were women - up from just 15% before. The ESA has promised to develop technologies to ensure those with disabilities, like shortened legs, play a full part. And those astronauts will go beyond the International Space Station: some will deploy to the United States' planned Gateway station on the moon, while the ESA's member states are considering an invitation from Chinese and Russian space agencies to participate in their similar moonbase project. Could European astronauts one day be serving simultaneously on two different moonbases at once? "The invitation is on the table and it's a very nice idea," he said. (Production: Leon Malherbe, Claudia Doerries, Ulrike Heil) ( Original Title: "Space is for everyone": Europe's Space Agency to hire first disabled astronaut ) ( Caption: 5101GE-SPACE-EUROPE__O_ )

日付：2021年6月24日

RM 163423451

"Space is for everyone": Europe's Space Agency to hire first disabled astronaut

The European Space Agency hopes to hire and launch the world's first physically disabled astronaut and several hundred would-be para-astronauts have already applied for the role, ESA head Josef Aschbacher told Reuters on Friday (June 25). The 22-member space programme has just closed its latest decennial recruitment call for astronauts and received 22,000 applicants, Aschbacher said. "We would like to launch an astronaut with a disability, which would be the first time ever," the Austrian added. "But I'm also happy for ESA because it shows that space is for everyone and that's something I'd like to convey." The ESA, whose Ariane rocket once dominated the market for commercial satellite launches, faces ever stiffer competition from tech-funded upstarts like Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX. Amazon founder Bezos hopes next month to become the first man to go into space on his own rocket, highlighting the growing role tech billionaires are playing in a field that was once dominated by public agencies. "Space is developing extremely fast and if we don't catch up with this train we are left behind," he added, outlining plans to refashion the agency as a more entrepreneurial player ready to work with venture capitalists to help grow European start-ups that could one day rival the Silicon Valley players. The challenges are immense: the ESA's 7 billion euro budget is a third of NASA's, while its seven or eight launches a year are dwarfed by the 40 carried out by the United States. Aschbacher, who grew up staring at the stars above his parents' mountain farm in Austria, himself once applied to become an ESA astronaut when he was a student. But what was once a geeky, niche enthusiasm has now become mainstream, he said. This year's job advert attracted almost three times the 8,000 applications received a decade ago and a quarter of them were women - up from just 15% before. The ESA has promised to develop technologies to ensure those with disabilities, like shortened legs, play a full part. And those astronauts will go beyond the International Space Station: some will deploy to the United States' planned Gateway station on the moon, while the ESA's member states are considering an invitation from Chinese and Russian space agencies to participate in their similar moonbase project. Could European astronauts one day be serving simultaneously on two different moonbases at once? "The invitation is on the table and it's a very nice idea," he said. (Production: Leon Malherbe, Claudia Doerries, Ulrike Heil) ( Original Title: "Space is for everyone": Europe's Space Agency to hire first disabled astronaut ) ( Caption: 5101GE-SPACE-EUROPE__O_ )

日付：2021年6月24日

RM 163423452

"Space is for everyone": Europe's Space Agency to hire first disabled astronaut

The European Space Agency hopes to hire and launch the world's first physically disabled astronaut and several hundred would-be para-astronauts have already applied for the role, ESA head Josef Aschbacher told Reuters on Friday (June 25). The 22-member space programme has just closed its latest decennial recruitment call for astronauts and received 22,000 applicants, Aschbacher said. "We would like to launch an astronaut with a disability, which would be the first time ever," the Austrian added. "But I'm also happy for ESA because it shows that space is for everyone and that's something I'd like to convey." The ESA, whose Ariane rocket once dominated the market for commercial satellite launches, faces ever stiffer competition from tech-funded upstarts like Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX. Amazon founder Bezos hopes next month to become the first man to go into space on his own rocket, highlighting the growing role tech billionaires are playing in a field that was once dominated by public agencies. "Space is developing extremely fast and if we don't catch up with this train we are left behind," he added, outlining plans to refashion the agency as a more entrepreneurial player ready to work with venture capitalists to help grow European start-ups that could one day rival the Silicon Valley players. The challenges are immense: the ESA's 7 billion euro budget is a third of NASA's, while its seven or eight launches a year are dwarfed by the 40 carried out by the United States. Aschbacher, who grew up staring at the stars above his parents' mountain farm in Austria, himself once applied to become an ESA astronaut when he was a student. But what was once a geeky, niche enthusiasm has now become mainstream, he said. This year's job advert attracted almost three times the 8,000 applications received a decade ago and a quarter of them were women - up from just 15% before. The ESA has promised to develop technologies to ensure those with disabilities, like shortened legs, play a full part. And those astronauts will go beyond the International Space Station: some will deploy to the United States' planned Gateway station on the moon, while the ESA's member states are considering an invitation from Chinese and Russian space agencies to participate in their similar moonbase project. Could European astronauts one day be serving simultaneously on two different moonbases at once? "The invitation is on the table and it's a very nice idea," he said. (Production: Leon Malherbe, Claudia Doerries, Ulrike Heil) ( Original Title: "Space is for everyone": Europe's Space Agency to hire first disabled astronaut ) ( Caption: 5101GE-SPACE-EUROPE__O_ )

日付：2021年6月24日

RM 163423447

"Space is for everyone": Europe's Space Agency to hire first disabled astronaut

The European Space Agency hopes to hire and launch the world's first physically disabled astronaut and several hundred would-be para-astronauts have already applied for the role, ESA head Josef Aschbacher told Reuters on Friday (June 25). The 22-member space programme has just closed its latest decennial recruitment call for astronauts and received 22,000 applicants, Aschbacher said. "We would like to launch an astronaut with a disability, which would be the first time ever," the Austrian added. "But I'm also happy for ESA because it shows that space is for everyone and that's something I'd like to convey." The ESA, whose Ariane rocket once dominated the market for commercial satellite launches, faces ever stiffer competition from tech-funded upstarts like Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX. Amazon founder Bezos hopes next month to become the first man to go into space on his own rocket, highlighting the growing role tech billionaires are playing in a field that was once dominated by public agencies. "Space is developing extremely fast and if we don't catch up with this train we are left behind," he added, outlining plans to refashion the agency as a more entrepreneurial player ready to work with venture capitalists to help grow European start-ups that could one day rival the Silicon Valley players. The challenges are immense: the ESA's 7 billion euro budget is a third of NASA's, while its seven or eight launches a year are dwarfed by the 40 carried out by the United States. Aschbacher, who grew up staring at the stars above his parents' mountain farm in Austria, himself once applied to become an ESA astronaut when he was a student. But what was once a geeky, niche enthusiasm has now become mainstream, he said. This year's job advert attracted almost three times the 8,000 applications received a decade ago and a quarter of them were women - up from just 15% before. The ESA has promised to develop technologies to ensure those with disabilities, like shortened legs, play a full part. And those astronauts will go beyond the International Space Station: some will deploy to the United States' planned Gateway station on the moon, while the ESA's member states are considering an invitation from Chinese and Russian space agencies to participate in their similar moonbase project. Could European astronauts one day be serving simultaneously on two different moonbases at once? "The invitation is on the table and it's a very nice idea," he said. (Production: Leon Malherbe, Claudia Doerries, Ulrike Heil) ( Original Title: "Space is for everyone": Europe's Space Agency to hire first disabled astronaut ) ( Caption: 5101GE-SPACE-EUROPE__O_ )

日付：2021年6月24日

RM 163337828

McAfee family enraged and in pain over prison death of software mogul - lawyer

The lawyer of British-born U.S. technology entrepreneur John McAfee said on Thursday (June 24) that his family would seek to establish responsibility for the death in prison on Wednesday (June 23) of the anti-virus software pioneer. McAfee died by suicide in a Barcelona prison after the Spanish high court authorised his extradition to the United States on tax evasion charges, his lawyer told Reuters. Villalba, said McAfee was found strangled in his cell. "Pending confirmation, the family's message, the initial message is one of pain, one of rage and lack of understanding, because it cannot be justified, under any concept, that this man was kept in prison," Villalba said adding, "there is no justification for the cruelty in which the penitentiary system, the current system, treated this man by keeping him in prison." During a court hearing last month, McAfee, 75, said that given his age, he would spend the rest of his life in jail if convicted in the United States. "I am hoping that the Spanish court will see the injustice of this," he said, adding "the United States wants to use me as an example." McAfee had lived for years on the run from U.S. authorities, some of that time aboard a megayacht. He was indicted in Tennessee on tax evasion charges and was charged in a cryptocurrency fraud case in New York. The colourful tech founder was detained on Oct. 3 at the Barcelona airport as he was about to board a flight to Istanbul with a British passport, a Spanish police source said at the time. McAfee worked for NASA, Xerox and Lockheed Martin before launching the world's first commercial anti-virus in 1987. He sold his software company to Intel in 2011 and no longer had any involvement in the business. The program still carries his name and has 500 million users worldwide. Spain's high court said on Wednesday it agreed to extradite McAfee to the United States. The regional justice department confirmed that a U.S. man aged 75 awaiting extradition was found dead in his cell on Wednesday. Prison authorities were investigating the cause of death. McAfee still had opportunities to appeal his conviction but could not stand more time in jail, Villalba said. McAfee said in 2019 that he had not paid U.S. income taxes for eight years for ideological reasons. That year, he left the United States to avoid trial, largely living on a megayacht with his wife, four large dogs, two security guards and seven staff. He offered to help Cuba avoid a U.S. trade embargo using cryptocurrency and sought to run for U.S. president for the Libertarian Party. McAfee, who said in 2018 that he had fathered at least 47 children, lived in Belize for several years. He fled after police sought him for questioning in the 2012 murder of a neighbour. They ultimately said he was not a suspect. He met his wife, Janice McAfee, when she solicited him as a prostitute while he was on the run, he said. Janice McAfee said in a post on Twitter on Sunday, "Now the U.S. authorities are determined to have John die in prison to make an example of him for speaking out against the corruption within their government agencies... There is no hope of him ever having a fair trial in America." McAfee was a prolific user of Twitter, where he had 1 million followers, and other social media. He posted a profanity-laced video on YouTube in 2013 that mocked the difficulty of removing the software that bore his name from computers. A number of cryptocurrency backers around the world on Wednesday posted tweets of condolence. In his last public tweet on June 18, McAfee wrote: "All power corrupts. Take care which powers you allow a democracy to wield." (Production: Mariano Valladolid, Catherine Macdonald) ( Original Title: McAfee family enraged and in pain over prison death of software mogul - lawyer ) ( Caption: 4153WD-SPAIN-USA_MCAFEE_LAWYER_O_ )

日付：2021年6月24日

RM 163256631

Barcelona prison where software mogul John McAfee found dead

British-born U.S. technology entrepreneur John McAfee died on Wednesday (June 23) by suicide in a Barcelona prison after the Spanish high court authorised his extradition to the United States on tax evasion charges, his lawyer told Reuters. McAfee's lawyer, Javier Villalba, said the anti-virus software pioneer died by hanging as his nine months in prison brought him to despair. During a court hearing last month, McAfee, 75, said that given his age, he would spend the rest of his life in jail if convicted in the United States. "I am hoping that the Spanish court will see the injustice of this," he said, adding "the United States wants to use me as an example." McAfee had lived for years on the run from U.S. authorities, some of that time aboard a megayacht. He was indicted in Tennessee on tax evasion charges and was charged in a cryptocurrency fraud case in New York. The colourful tech founder was detained on Oct. 3 at the Barcelona airport as he was about to board a flight to Istanbul with a British passport, a Spanish police source said at the time. McAfee worked for NASA, Xerox and Lockheed Martin before launching the world's first commercial anti-virus in 1987. He sold his software company to Intel in 2011 and no longer had any involvement in the business. The program still carries his name and has 500 million users worldwide. (Production: Jordi Rubio and Luis Felipe Castilleja) ( Original Title: Barcelona prison where software mogul John McAfee found dead ) ( Caption: 3224WD-SPAIN-USA_MCAFEE_PRISON_MORE_O_ )

日付：2021年6月23日

RM 162939133

Chinese rocket blasts off carrying crew to new space station (2)

The first astronauts for China's new space station blasted off Thursday for the country's longest crewed mission to date,a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. The trio launched on a Long March-2F rocket for the Tiangong station,where they will spend three months. ++COMPLETES V0009CD4H8++ IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Huang Weifen,chief designer of astronaut system at China Manned Space Program - Zhou Jianping,Chief designer of China Manned Space Programme

日付：2021年6月17日

RM 162939128

Chinese astronauts bid farewell ahead of launch to new space station

The first astronauts for China's new space station bid farewell at a departure ceremony in Jiuquan before their launch on a Long March-2F rocket for the country's longest crewed mission to date. IMAGES

日付：2021年6月17日

RM 164911454

NASA predicts catastrophic flooding in 2030s and the culprit could be a 'moon wobble'

A new NASA study says coastal flooding is a far more urgent problem than previously thought. Cities along coasts should expect a "surge" of flooding as soon as the next decade, the study says. The dramatic prediction pushes the previous deadline for disastrous coastal flooding forward by about 70 years. The study, "Rapid increases and extreme months in projections of United States high-tide flooding" was published in the Nature Climate Change Journal. It was led by members of the NASA Sea Level Change Science Team. The study focused on U.S. coasts but was applicable to the whole world, NASA said. According to NASA, the cause is a perfect storm of global warming and the effect of regular lunar cycles. Of particular note is a dynamic called "moon wobbling." "In the background, we have long term sea level rise associated with global warming. It's causing sea level to increase everywhere," Ben Hamlington, NASA team lead, told Reuters. "But when we look at the other factors causing sea level to change, we focused in on one in particular. So what we call 'the nodal cycle,' associated with basically the orientation, the relation of the moon relative to Earth. And what happens is that there's this very long period signal, roughly 20 years, and this effect from the moon causes the tides to vary. So what we found is that this effect lines up with the underlying sea level rise, and that will cause flooding specifically in that time period from 2030 to 2040." The effect of the dynamic highlighted by Hamlington and his team applies to the entire planet save far northern coastlines like in Alaska. Such areas are rising due to unrelated geological processes, NASA says. "This is eye-opening for a lot of people," Hamlington said. "It's really critical information for planners. And I think there's a great amount of interest in trying to get this information from science and scientists into the hands of planners." So what can be done? For starters, city planners should plan accordingly in their construction projects, Hamlington said. "A building or particular piece of infrastructure, you may want to be there for a very long amount of time, whereas something else you may just want to protect or have access to for a few years," he said. The NASA study echoes other dire predictions about coastal sea levels. A study in the journal Nature Communications found that tropical nations in particular will be vulnerable to coastal inundation, in new research that more than doubled the number of people estimated to be impacted. Using land elevation data gathered by laser pulses beamed by satellite to Earth, scientists identified coastal areas low enough to make them vulnerable to a one-meter rise in sea level - a level the world is on track to see by 2100. Higher water levels will likely lead to more damage and disruption from flooding and storm surges. The team found that 62% of these low-lying areas were located in the tropics, with a third of the total in Asia. (Production by: Dan Fastenberg) ( Original Title: NASA predicts catastrophic flooding in 2030s and the culprit could be a 'moon wobble' ) ( Caption: 5025WD-NASA-FLOODS__O_ )

日付：2021年6月17日

RM 162640243

Images of the Jiuquan rocket launch pad in China ahead of blast off

Images show the Long March-2F carrier rocket,carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft for China's first crewed mission to its new space station,sitting on the launch pad encased in a shield at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. Three astronauts are scheduled to blast off on Thursday. IMAGES

日付：2021年6月16日

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Chinese astronauts meet media ahead of Thursday's launch (2)

Astronauts who will be blasting off on Thursday for China's first manned mission to its new space station meet the media. The mission will be China's longest crewed space mission to date and the first in nearly five years. "I have the honor to run the first baton during the space station construction," says Nie Haisheng,one of the astronauts. ++COMPLETES VIDI9CA44KEN AND VIDI9CA4F7EN IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Nie Haisheng,Chinese astronaut - Tang Hongbo,Chinese astronaut

日付：2021年6月16日

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Chinese astronauts meet media ahead of Thursday's launch

Astronauts who will be blasting off on Thursday for China's first manned mission to its new space station meet the media. The mission will be China's longest crewed space mission to date and the first in nearly five years. IMAGES

日付：2021年6月16日

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宇宙旅行について（撮影地不明）

Companies like Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin are gearing up to send tourists to the edge of space - and eventually, beyond - as soon as 2022. But for ordinary citizens, zero gravity and long flights could wreak havoc on their bodies. Getting to space is a naturally challenging experience, especially for the human body. That's why the firms hoping to sell trips are taking a page from NASA's playbook and undertaking a rigorous training program for would-be travelers to mitigate things like muscle atrophy and bone loss that studies show can happen on trips outside the atmosphere. ( Original Title: Space Tourism: Blue Origin, SpaceX and Virgin Galactic )

日付：2021年6月11日

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マンハッタン上空で部分日食、赤く光る太陽＝アメリカ

Skywatchers across the northern hemisphere had the chance to see a partial eclipse of the sun on June 10. What's called an "annular eclipse" occurs, NASA said, when the moon "is far enough away from Earth that [it] appears smaller than the sun in the sky." This creates what looks like "a ring of fire" around the moon at more northern latitudes. Those in Canada, Greenland, and northern Russia would be best placed to see this effect. This footage was captured by Elizabeth Rhodes/elizabetheveryw from the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York City. Credit: Elizabeth Rhodes/elizabetheveryw via Storyful ( Original Title: 'Ring of Fire' Partial Solar Eclipse Shines Red Above Manhattan )

日付：2021年6月10日

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カナダのオンタリオ上空で日食を撮影

Skywatchers across the northern hemisphere had the chance to see a partial eclipse of the sun on June 10. What's called an "annular eclipse" occurs, NASA said, when the moon "is far enough away from Earth that [it] appears smaller than the sun in the sky." This creates what looks like "a ring of fire" around the moon at more northern latitudes. Those in Canada, Greenland, and northern Russia would be best placed to see this effect. This footage was captured by Luc Boulard at the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's Sudbury Centre. Credit: Luc Boulard/Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Sudbury Centre via Storyful ( Original Title: 'Ring of Fire' Eclipse Glows in Sky Above Ontario )

日付：2021年6月10日

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メリーランド州で日食を撮影、パックマンのように見える部分日食＝アメリカ

Skywatchers across the northern hemisphere had the chance to see a partial eclipse of the sun on June 10. What's called an "annular eclipse" occurs, NASA said, when the moon "is far enough away from Earth that [it] appears smaller than the sun in the sky." Parts of Canada, Greenland and northern Russia could expect to see a "ring of fire" in the sky as the moon blocked the sun. Farther south, however, the effect would be more partial. Israel Joffe, in North Bethesda, Maryland, likened the effect to the computer game character Pac-Man. Credit: Israel Joffe via Storyful ( Original Title: 'PacMan' Sun Greets Early Risers in Maryland During Eclipse )

日付：2021年6月10日

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イギリスのブラッドフォード上空で部分日食を撮影

A partial solar eclipse was visible in the UK and Ireland on the morning of June 10, as the moon passed before the sun and blocked as much as 40 percent of it from view. The Royal Astronomical Society said the effect would be greatest in more northerly areas. Hannah Kenyon recorded this video in Bradford. The effect was repeated for skywatchers across the northern hemisphere. The phenomenon is also called an "annular eclipse," NASA said, during which the moon "is far enough away from Earth that [it] appears smaller than the sun in the sky." Parts of Canada, Greenland and northern Russia could expect to see a "ring of fire" in the sky as the moon blocked the sun. Credit: Hannah Kenyon via Storyful ( Original Title: Partial Solar Eclipse Seen Over UK )

日付：2021年6月10日

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NASA predicts catastrophic flooding in 2030s and the culprit could be a 'moon wobble'

A new NASA study says coastal flooding is a far more urgent problem than previously thought. Cities along coasts should expect a "surge" of flooding as soon as the next decade, the study says. The dramatic prediction pushes the previous deadline for disastrous coastal flooding forward by about 70 years. The study, "Rapid increases and extreme months in projections of United States high-tide flooding" was published in the Nature Climate Change Journal. It was led by members of the NASA Sea Level Change Science Team. The study focused on U.S. coasts but was applicable to the whole world, NASA said. According to NASA, the cause is a perfect storm of global warming and the effect of regular lunar cycles. Of particular note is a dynamic called "moon wobbling." "In the background, we have long term sea level rise associated with global warming. It's causing sea level to increase everywhere," Ben Hamlington, NASA team lead, told Reuters. "But when we look at the other factors causing sea level to change, we focused in on one in particular. So what we call 'the nodal cycle,' associated with basically the orientation, the relation of the moon relative to Earth. And what happens is that there's this very long period signal, roughly 20 years, and this effect from the moon causes the tides to vary. So what we found is that this effect lines up with the underlying sea level rise, and that will cause flooding specifically in that time period from 2030 to 2040." The effect of the dynamic highlighted by Hamlington and his team applies to the entire planet save far northern coastlines like in Alaska. Such areas are rising due to unrelated geological processes, NASA says. "This is eye-opening for a lot of people," Hamlington said. "It's really critical information for planners. And I think there's a great amount of interest in trying to get this information from science and scientists into the hands of planners." So what can be done? For starters, city planners should plan accordingly in their construction projects, Hamlington said. "A building or particular piece of infrastructure, you may want to be there for a very long amount of time, whereas something else you may just want to protect or have access to for a few years," he said. The NASA study echoes other dire predictions about coastal sea levels. A study in the journal Nature Communications found that tropical nations in particular will be vulnerable to coastal inundation, in new research that more than doubled the number of people estimated to be impacted. Using land elevation data gathered by laser pulses beamed by satellite to Earth, scientists identified coastal areas low enough to make them vulnerable to a one-meter rise in sea level - a level the world is on track to see by 2100. Higher water levels will likely lead to more damage and disruption from flooding and storm surges. The team found that 62% of these low-lying areas were located in the tropics, with a third of the total in Asia. (Production by: Dan Fastenberg) ( Original Title: NASA predicts catastrophic flooding in 2030s and the culprit could be a 'moon wobble' ) ( Caption: 5025WD-NASA-FLOODS__O_ )

日付：2021年6月10日

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Here's an idea to reverse climate change: alter the orbit of the Moon

A Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives inquired at a congressional hearing on Tuesday (June 08) about what can only be considered a novel approach to reversing the effects of climate change. At a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee, Representative Louis Gohmert of Texas noted he had heard from a former official of NASA that the orbit of the Moon around the Earth and the orbit of the Earth around the Sun fluctuates slightly. Indeed, variations in the celestial mechanics of the Moon's orbit had been known by the ancient Greeks. Astronomers today refer to these variations as an axial precession. But, Gohmert, in a hearing with an official of the National Forest System -- a nook of the U.S. federal government which, among other things, oversees the nation's timber supply, its management of wildfires, and the planting of undergrowth most beneficial to wildlife -- expressed concern about the effects of climate change and asked whether the forest service bureaucracy might do something to reverse those effects by altering the orbit of the Moon. "Is there anything that the National Forest Service or BLM (the Bureau of Land Management) can do to change the course of the Moon's orbit or the Earth's orbit around the Sun? he asked, noting that an orbital adjustment would have a profound effect of the climate. Jennifer Eberlien, an associate deputy chief of the National Forest System, nonplussed at a question widely outside of her usual running lane, was at her diplomatic best. "I would have to follow-up with you on that one, Mr. Gohmert," she replied. (Production: George Tamerlani) ( Original Title: Here's an idea to reverse climate change: alter the orbit of the Moon ) ( Caption: 3185VI-USA-CONGRESS_MOON_ORBIT_O_ )

日付：2021年6月9日

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SpaceX cargo Dragon docks to space station

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday morning for resupply mission. The spacecraft autonomously docked to the space-facing side of the ISS Harmony module at 5:09 a.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur were monitoring docking operations for cargo Dragon. The resupply mission delivers new ISS Roll-out Solar Arrays to the space station in the trunk of the Dragon spacecraft. The space station's robotic Canadarm2 will extract the arrays and astronauts will install them during spacewalks planned for June 16 and 20, according to NASA. The cargo Dragon was launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday. After about one month attached to the space station, the spacecraft will return to Earth with cargo and research. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C. (XHTV) ( Original Title: SpaceX cargo Dragon docks to space station )

日付：2021年6月6日

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NASA's Curiosity Rover Photographs 'Shining' Clouds Over Mars

NASA has released new images of clouds over Mars, which were captured by the Curiosity rover in March 2021. The photographs, published on May 28, were released by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory which explained that "cloudy days are rare in the thin, dry atmosphere of Mars." "Clouds are typically found at the planet's equator in the coldest time of year, when Mars is the farthest from the Sun in its oval-shaped orbit. But one full Martian year ago - two Earth years - scientists noticed clouds forming over NASA's Curiosity rover earlier than expected," the lab said in a statement. According to NASA, the "early clouds" were photographed this year, revealing that they were at "higher altitudes than is typical." The high altitude means they are "likely" made of frozen carbon dioxide, or dry ice, which results in them being seen to shine at sunset, researchers said. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS via Storyful ( Original Title: NASA's Curiosity Rover Photographs 'Shining' Clouds Over Mars )

日付：2021年5月28日

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【映像】火星ヘリが初めてのトラブル　ナビシステムが誤作動か

パサデナ、カリフォルニア州、５月28日（AP）― NASA（米航空宇宙局）の火星ヘリコプター｢インジェニュイティ｣は５月22日、６回目となるテスト飛行を行ったが、飛行が安定せず、火星着陸後初めてのトラブルに直面したものの、無事着陸した。NASAの無人探査機などの研究開発と運用を担うジェット推進研究所が27日、明らかにした。 　同研究所によると、トラブルは飛行開始から１分後に発生した。 　インジェニュイティに搭載したカメラが撮影したおびただしい数の画像の中の１枚が、ナビゲーションシステムに検知されず、タイミングシーケンス全体が狂った結果、ヘリが混乱したとみられる。 　それでも、インジェニュイティは予定の点から約５メートル以内に無事着陸した。 （日本語翻訳･編集　アフロ）

日付：2021年5月28日

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天の川の中心で撮られた写真をNASAが公開

A stunning new image was released by NASA on May 27, of what the agency said showed "threads of superheated gas and magnetic fields weaving a tapestry of energy" at the centre of the Milky Way. The image was created using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory orbiting above the earth, and the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. The data shows a "cosmic masterpiece" at the Milky Way's galactic center, NASA said. Credit: NASA via Storyful ( Original Title: 'Cosmic Masterpiece': NASA Satellite Captures Stunning Image of the Center of the Milky Way )

日付：2021年5月27日

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Lunar eclipse seen from Latin America

The lunar eclipse is seen along the west coast of Latin America from Mexico City,Santiago and Bariloche,in Argentina,the first total eclipse in two years,in what astronomers described as a once-in-a-decade show. IMAGES

日付：2021年5月26日

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Lunar eclipse seen from Mexico

The lunar eclipse is seen from Mexico City,the first total eclipse in two years,in what astronomers described as a once-in-a-decade show. IMAGES

日付：2021年5月26日

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Crowds pack Hong Kong harbourfront to see a 'Blood Moon' rising

Stargazers pack Hong Kong's harbourfront to witness a rare "Super Blood Moon" as the heavens align to bring an extra-spectacular lunar eclipse. But some are disappointed that the moon is not "as red" as they expected since the view is partially obscured by clouds. "It's not that red," says primary school student Chui Yiu-chun. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Ms Leung,housewife - Chui Yiu-chun,primary school student - voxpop,coming to take photos

日付：2021年5月26日

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'Super Blood Moon' eclipse seen from Sydney harbour bridge

The 'Super Blood Moon' lunar eclipse seen with Australia's Sydney harbour bridge in foreground. IMAGES

日付：2021年5月26日

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Supermoon lights up skies over Jerusalem

A supermoon lit up Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday night (May 26), glowing over the ancient stones of the holy city's walls. The huge moon dazzled residents of the city, with some staying out late to witness the pretty sight. A supermoon refers to a full moon that occurs when the moon's orbit is closest to Earth, making it appear larger than usual. The May full moon is known as the 'Flower Moon' as it occurs when spring flowers are in bloom across much of the world. According to NASA, April's supermoon has been called a 'pink' supermoon, as it appears in April and named after an American plant, pink phlox, that blooms in spring. (Production: Eli Berlzon, Dedi Hayun, Roleen Tafakji, Amir Cohen) ( Original Title: Supermoon lights up skies over Jerusalem ) ( Caption: 3175WD-SUPERMOON-ECLIPSE_JERUSALEM_O_ )

日付：2021年5月26日

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Luminous Supermoon engulfs ancient Greek temple

Stargazers looking towards the night sky in Greece's Cape Sounion south of Athens were treated to an astounding spectacle on Wednesday (May 26). A huge supermoon, the "flower" moon, filled the night sky behind the ruins of the ancient Greek temple of Poseidon on a clifftop above the sea, surrounding the marble columns. It is the closest full moon to the Earth of the year, according to the Old Farmers Almanac, giving it its title of 'supermoon', and making it look bigger and brighter. Moons were often given their names by native American tribes and based on events in nature. May's moon is named the "flower" moon after the abundant flowers that bloom across North America in May, and has been attributed to the Algonquin tribes of North America, according to the almanac. In some areas of the world the supermoon coincided with a lunar eclipse. It has been close to six years since a supermoon coincides with a total lunar eclipse, according to NASA. (Production: Vassilis Triandafyllou, Deborah Kyvrikosaios) ( Original Title: Luminous Supermoon engulfs ancient Greek temple ) ( Caption: 3189LI-SUPERMOON-SIGHTING_GREECE_O_ )

日付：2021年5月26日

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'flower moon' appears over ancient Greek ruins of Corinth

Date:MAY 25, 2021 May's "flower moon" appeared larger than life over the ruins of ancient Corinth in central Greece late on Tuesday, (May 25) casting its glow over the ancient castle and the Temple of Apollo, before it reaches its full peak phase on Wednesday. The second supermoon of the year will be completely full early on Wednesday (May 26), but it will appear full for three days in between, from Monday night to Thursday morning, according to NASA. It will be the closest full moon to the Earth of the year, making it appear bigger and giving it the title of supermoon. Moons were often given their names by native American tribes and based on events in nature, according to the old farmer's almanac. The "flower" moon is named after the flowers that bloom across North America in May and has been attributed to the Algonquin tribes of North America. In some areas of the world the supermoon will coincide with a lunar eclipse on Wednesday, turning the moon a dusty red, and sometimes giving it another name - the blood moon, according to NASA. It has been close to six years that a supermoon will coincide with a total lunar eclipse. (Production: Vassilis Triandafyllou, Deborah Kyvrikosaios) (Caption:2233LI-GREECE-SCIENCE_FLOWER_MOON_O_)

日付：2021年5月25日

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Indigenous, feminist, student: the faces of the strike in Colombia

While the general strike began with a proposition for a new tax reform,the discontent in the streets continued to be expressed against the government in general. Its faces are students tired of what they say is an inadequate education system,feminists who want profound changes in a conservative society,Indigenous people demanding guarantees for the respect of their lives and territories,and many others. From Cali,Medellin or Bogotá,the demands may vary. But they all demand a Colombia at peace,with a government more open to dialogue with its people in all their variety. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Abner Bisus,member of the Indigenous guard of the Colombian Misak people - Alexa Rochi,feminist photographer and former FARC-EP combatant - Juan Murillo,youth leader in Medellin

日付：2021年5月17日

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【映像】メキシコの島にカルマン渦列　非常に珍しい気象現象　

　メキシコのバハ･カリフォルニア半島から150マイル（約241キロ）西にあるグアダルーペ島上空で５月８日、｢カルマン渦列｣とよばれる非常に珍しい気象現象が、アメリカ海洋大気庁（NOAA）気象衛星に観測された。 　NOAAによれば、空気とそれに続く雲がらせん状に回転するはこの現象は、島や山頂、火山などの地表の形状によって卓越風の流れが乱されたときに、障害物の後方に交互に渦の列ができるという。 　カリフォルニア州パサデナにある、米航空宇宙局（NASA）のジェット推進研究所の創設者だったセオドア･フォン･カルマンにちなんで、この現象はカルマン渦列と呼ばれる。 （メキシコ、グアダルーペ島、５月17日、映像：NOAA Satellites via Storyful/アフロ）

日付：2021年5月17日

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待ち焦がれたKiNET-Xのロケット打ち上げを見て喜ぶ女の子＝アメリカ

Occurred on May 16, 2021 / Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA Info from Licensor: "My seven-year-old daughter, Julia, patiently waited seven nights in a row to witness the launch of NASA's KiNET-X rocket. Each night she waited nearly an hour watching the live stream on her iPad while staring up into the sky. I discussed trajectory, orbit, mission details, and general science with her as we waited. Unfortunately, the mission was scrubbed every single night. Because the mission relied on great visibility and where the moon was in the night sky, the night we saw the launch was the last night in the rocket's launch window until the entire mission got delayed. After the countdown finished on the iPad live stream we scanned the southern evening skies to try and make out a little dot in the sky, but then we saw it. It was a huge object with a large 'tail'. It looked like a comet. The NASA launch site in Wallops Island, Virginia is over 150 miles from our house. The distance, the trajectory, the tree coverage, and the size of the rocket set our expectations very low. But when Julia saw the rocket peak over the trees and its brilliance was on full display she could hardly contain her enthusiasm. She jumped up and down shouting and smiling, she even knocked the lid off our fire pit (the sound is heard in the video). It was an amazing moment to share with your child and it's one of those moments that may very well inspire her for the rest of her life. She already talks about going to Princeton and studying one of their STEM programs." ( Original Title: Extreme Excitement After Week Long Wait for Rocket Launch )

日付：2021年5月16日

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Colombia: confrontations between Indigenous groups, Cali residents

At least nine Indigenous people in southwestern Colombia were injured after being attacked with firearms while on their way to a protest in Cali,while some residents of the city say their property was damaged by members of Indigenous communities,in confrontations amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations in the South American country. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - no name given,Cali resident - Nohelia Campo,councillor of regional Indigenous council of the Cauca region - Ferley Quintero Quinayas,councillor of the regional Indigenous council of the Cauca region

日付：2021年5月11日

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Expert predicts limited damage from debris, but worries about China's recent record

Date:MAY 8, 2021, FILE Remnants of China's largest rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere --- dropping the equivalent of three pickup trucks or a small plane late Saturday (May 8) or early Sunday (May 9), an expert said on Saturday. Because Long March 5B, the Chinese rocket is equivalent in size to an unloaded semi-truck and weighs roughly 22 tons, as much as nine tons of material is expected to survive, Ted Muelhaupt, Principal Director Of The Center For Orbital And Reentry Debris Studies (Cords) At The Aerospace Corporation, said. "Now, that's kind of equivalent to dropping three pickup trucks on somebody's head or crashing a small airplane," Muelhaupt said. While Muelhaupt agrees with the Chinese foreign ministry's prediction that the debris will likely fall into the ocean, he is concerned that China has had two uncontrolled re-entries in the space of a year. "There was enough reaction to the last one last May -- most people thought they (China) would have learned their lesson and not done it again, but apparently they have," Muelhaupt said. "It's entirely possible they did plan to do a controlled reentry and things went wrong. That is entirely possible because space is hard... But if that's the case, you think the Chinese would just say so," Muelhaupt said. Muelphaupt predicts re-entry will happen within a window of four hours on either side of 0330 GMT on Sunday. Debris from Chinese rocket launches is not uncommon within China. In late April, authorities in the city of Shiyan, Hubei Province, issued a notice to people in the surrounding county to prepare for evacuation as parts were expected to land in the area. No such system exists beyond China, according to Muelhaupt said and he's hopes the number of uncontrolled reentry's remains low. If people follow these norms of behavior, you don't need to set up such a system." The Long March 5B is one of the largest pieces of space debris to return to Earth. The core stage of the first Long March 5B that returned to Earth last year weighed nearly 20 tons, surpassed only by debris from the Columbia space shuttle in 2003, the Soviet Union's Salyut 7 space station in 1991, and NASA's Skylab in 1979. (Production: Deborah Gembara) (Caption:6121AS-SPACE-EXPLORATION_CHINA_ROCKET_O_)

日付：2021年5月8日

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【映像】５度目の実験で垂直着陸成功　米スペースXの巨大宇宙船

ボカチカ、テキサス州、５月６日（AP）― 米の民間宇宙開発企業｢スペースX｣は５月５日、南部テキサス州ボカチカの実験場から再使用型巨大宇宙船｢スターシップ｣を打ち上げ、垂直に着陸させることに成功した。 　月面着陸と火星の植民地化という遠大な計画を推進中のスペースXにとって、実機による打ち上げは今回が５回目となる。 　これまで４度の失敗を踏まえて改良が加えられた全長50メートル、重量1200トン、ステンレススチール製の弾丸型宇宙船｢スターシップ｣と、ブースターの｢スーパー･ヘビー｣は、メキシコ湾上空で高度10キロメートルに達し、姿勢を水平にして降下を開始。着地直前に元の垂直に姿勢を制御して、着陸地点に着地した。スペースXの創設者イーロン･マスク氏いわく｢教科書通り｣の着地だったという。 　この日はくしくも60年前、アラン･シェパード宇宙飛行士が米国人として初めて宇宙飛行に成功した日。 　NASA（米航空宇宙局）は2021年4月17日、アルテミス計画の月着陸船開発企業をスペースXとすると発表。契約総額は28.9億ドル（約3160億円）といわれている。 （日本語翻訳･編集　アフロ）

日付：2021年5月6日

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【タイムラプス】夜から朝にかけてのフェニックスの様子＝アメリカ

A timelapse posted to Twitter on the morning of April 28 showed the setting of the full moon and the sunrise over downtown Phoenix. According to NASA, the night of April 26 saw a so-called supermoon. They added that "the Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Sunday night through Wednesday morning." The timelapse was taken by David Clarke. Credit: @davidclarke76 via Storyful ( Original Title: Timelapse Captures Moonset and Sunrise Over Phoenix )

日付：2021年4月28日

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Turkish lake hiding possible clues to Mars gains unwanted fame

Boasting azure waters and white sands, a Turkish lake that NASA thinks hides secrets about Mars threatens to become too popular for its own good. Lake Salda gained international renown when US scientists began investigating in preparation for the Perseverance rover mission, which has been beaming back videos from the Red Planet since February. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory even posted a picture of the pristine lake on its site before touchdown, saying it might resemble what an "aqueous" Mars looked like billions of years ago. The news spells disaster for local activists and lawyers, who fear that the twin blows of NASA and Erdogan's interest could open the floodgates to tourists. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES

日付：2021年4月28日

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シドニーのビーチに昇るスーパームーン＝オーストラリア

A new supermoon lit up the sky as it rose over a beach in Sydney on Tuesday night, April 27. The moon would appear full from Sunday to Wednesday, as it approached its closest orbit to the Earth, NASA said. "Since the Moon will be at its fullest less than 12 hours before perigee (when the Moon is at its closest to the Earth in its orbit), this will be a supermoon." Credit: Katie Dutch via Storyful ( Original Title: Pink Supermoon Rises Over Sydney )

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159514251

World's glaciers melting at faster pace, study says

Date:APRIL 27, 2021, FILE Nearly all of the world's glaciers are losing mass - and at an accelerated pace, according to a new study published Wednesday (April 28) that could impact future projection models for ice loss. The study in the science journal Nature provides one of the most wide-ranging overviews yet of ice mass loss from about 220,000 glaciers around the world, a major source of sea level rise. Using high resolution imagery from NASA's Terra satellite from between 2000 and 2019, a group of international scientists found that glaciers, with the exception of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets which were excluded from the study, lost an average of 267 gigatonnes of ice per year. The researchers also found that glacier mass loss accelerated. Glaciers lost 227 gigatonnes of ice annually from 2000 to 2004, but that increased to an average of 298 gigatonnes each year after 2015. The melt was significantly impacting sea levels by about 0.74 millimetres a year, or 21 percent of overall sea level rise observed during the period. The study could fill important gaps in understanding about ice mass loss, leading to more accurate predictions, said co-author of the study Robert McNabb, a remote sensing scientist at Ulster University in the UK. Previous studies looking at individual glaciers only account for about 10% of the planet, he said. Scientists have long warned that warming temperatures driven by climate change are eating into glaciers and ice sheets around the world, contributing to higher sea levels that threaten the world's populous coastal cities. The latest reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change project that future sea levels will rise by more than a meter by 2100. Some glaciers in Alaska, Iceland, the Alps, the Pamir mountains and the Himalayas were among the most impacted by melting, researchers found. Glaciers with surrounding communities provide an important water source and their decline could lead to serious food and water shortages. "Those areas are seeing a rapid pace of glacier melt that could be fairly worrying," McNabb said. "We get this increase in melt and that actually increases the availability of water that comes in these rivers... but the problem is, after a period of time, that stops increasing and then decreases fairly rapidly," he added. While the study did not delve into the cause of the glacial retreat, rising temperatures widely believed by scientists to be the result of human emissions were inevitably leading to more ice loss, McNabb said. "It's hard to separate the fact that the temperature is what is causing the melt with the fact that humans are, by and large, causing the increase in temperature," he said. Once glacial ice melts, it could take decades or centuries to regrow because it must pile up year after year after precipitation, scientists said. The study reiterates that the world must bring down global temperatures to slow ice loss, said Twila Moon, a glaciologist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center who was not involved in the study. "I have no expectation, in all honesty, that even substantial action to reduce our emissions and control the Earth's temperature rise is going to grow our glaciers," Moon said. "We're at a point where we're trying to keep as much ice as possible and slow that rate of loss," she added. While researchers identified instances where melt rates actually slowed between 2000 and 2019, like Greenland's east coast, they attributed that to a weather anomaly that led to higher precipitation and lower temperatures. McNabb said the study's overall picture was one of "fairly rapid" ice mass loss, with no indication it would change soon, but there is still time to put the brakes on melt by reducing emissions. "When you see something like this where glaciers are losing mass, it's getting faster, that sounds really bad," he said. "But there's something that we can do here, we need to act." (Production: Cassandra Garrison/Matt Stock) (Caption:3188IV-CLIMATE-CHANGE_GLACIERS_O_)

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159514250

World's glaciers melting at faster pace, study says

Date:APRIL 27, 2021, FILE Nearly all of the world's glaciers are losing mass - and at an accelerated pace, according to a new study published Wednesday (April 28) that could impact future projection models for ice loss. The study in the science journal Nature provides one of the most wide-ranging overviews yet of ice mass loss from about 220,000 glaciers around the world, a major source of sea level rise. Using high resolution imagery from NASA's Terra satellite from between 2000 and 2019, a group of international scientists found that glaciers, with the exception of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets which were excluded from the study, lost an average of 267 gigatonnes of ice per year. The researchers also found that glacier mass loss accelerated. Glaciers lost 227 gigatonnes of ice annually from 2000 to 2004, but that increased to an average of 298 gigatonnes each year after 2015. The melt was significantly impacting sea levels by about 0.74 millimetres a year, or 21 percent of overall sea level rise observed during the period. The study could fill important gaps in understanding about ice mass loss, leading to more accurate predictions, said co-author of the study Robert McNabb, a remote sensing scientist at Ulster University in the UK. Previous studies looking at individual glaciers only account for about 10% of the planet, he said. Scientists have long warned that warming temperatures driven by climate change are eating into glaciers and ice sheets around the world, contributing to higher sea levels that threaten the world's populous coastal cities. The latest reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change project that future sea levels will rise by more than a meter by 2100. Some glaciers in Alaska, Iceland, the Alps, the Pamir mountains and the Himalayas were among the most impacted by melting, researchers found. Glaciers with surrounding communities provide an important water source and their decline could lead to serious food and water shortages. "Those areas are seeing a rapid pace of glacier melt that could be fairly worrying," McNabb said. "We get this increase in melt and that actually increases the availability of water that comes in these rivers... but the problem is, after a period of time, that stops increasing and then decreases fairly rapidly," he added. While the study did not delve into the cause of the glacial retreat, rising temperatures widely believed by scientists to be the result of human emissions were inevitably leading to more ice loss, McNabb said. "It's hard to separate the fact that the temperature is what is causing the melt with the fact that humans are, by and large, causing the increase in temperature," he said. Once glacial ice melts, it could take decades or centuries to regrow because it must pile up year after year after precipitation, scientists said. The study reiterates that the world must bring down global temperatures to slow ice loss, said Twila Moon, a glaciologist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center who was not involved in the study. "I have no expectation, in all honesty, that even substantial action to reduce our emissions and control the Earth's temperature rise is going to grow our glaciers," Moon said. "We're at a point where we're trying to keep as much ice as possible and slow that rate of loss," she added. While researchers identified instances where melt rates actually slowed between 2000 and 2019, like Greenland's east coast, they attributed that to a weather anomaly that led to higher precipitation and lower temperatures. McNabb said the study's overall picture was one of "fairly rapid" ice mass loss, with no indication it would change soon, but there is still time to put the brakes on melt by reducing emissions. "When you see something like this where glaciers are losing mass, it's getting faster, that sounds really bad," he said. "But there's something that we can do here, we need to act." (Production: Cassandra Garrison/Matt Stock) (Caption:3188IV-CLIMATE-CHANGE_GLACIERS_O_)

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159514249

World's glaciers melting at faster pace, study says

Date:APRIL 27, 2021, FILE Nearly all of the world's glaciers are losing mass - and at an accelerated pace, according to a new study published Wednesday (April 28) that could impact future projection models for ice loss. The study in the science journal Nature provides one of the most wide-ranging overviews yet of ice mass loss from about 220,000 glaciers around the world, a major source of sea level rise. Using high resolution imagery from NASA's Terra satellite from between 2000 and 2019, a group of international scientists found that glaciers, with the exception of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets which were excluded from the study, lost an average of 267 gigatonnes of ice per year. The researchers also found that glacier mass loss accelerated. Glaciers lost 227 gigatonnes of ice annually from 2000 to 2004, but that increased to an average of 298 gigatonnes each year after 2015. The melt was significantly impacting sea levels by about 0.74 millimetres a year, or 21 percent of overall sea level rise observed during the period. The study could fill important gaps in understanding about ice mass loss, leading to more accurate predictions, said co-author of the study Robert McNabb, a remote sensing scientist at Ulster University in the UK. Previous studies looking at individual glaciers only account for about 10% of the planet, he said. Scientists have long warned that warming temperatures driven by climate change are eating into glaciers and ice sheets around the world, contributing to higher sea levels that threaten the world's populous coastal cities. The latest reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change project that future sea levels will rise by more than a meter by 2100. Some glaciers in Alaska, Iceland, the Alps, the Pamir mountains and the Himalayas were among the most impacted by melting, researchers found. Glaciers with surrounding communities provide an important water source and their decline could lead to serious food and water shortages. "Those areas are seeing a rapid pace of glacier melt that could be fairly worrying," McNabb said. "We get this increase in melt and that actually increases the availability of water that comes in these rivers... but the problem is, after a period of time, that stops increasing and then decreases fairly rapidly," he added. While the study did not delve into the cause of the glacial retreat, rising temperatures widely believed by scientists to be the result of human emissions were inevitably leading to more ice loss, McNabb said. "It's hard to separate the fact that the temperature is what is causing the melt with the fact that humans are, by and large, causing the increase in temperature," he said. Once glacial ice melts, it could take decades or centuries to regrow because it must pile up year after year after precipitation, scientists said. The study reiterates that the world must bring down global temperatures to slow ice loss, said Twila Moon, a glaciologist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center who was not involved in the study. "I have no expectation, in all honesty, that even substantial action to reduce our emissions and control the Earth's temperature rise is going to grow our glaciers," Moon said. "We're at a point where we're trying to keep as much ice as possible and slow that rate of loss," she added. While researchers identified instances where melt rates actually slowed between 2000 and 2019, like Greenland's east coast, they attributed that to a weather anomaly that led to higher precipitation and lower temperatures. McNabb said the study's overall picture was one of "fairly rapid" ice mass loss, with no indication it would change soon, but there is still time to put the brakes on melt by reducing emissions. "When you see something like this where glaciers are losing mass, it's getting faster, that sounds really bad," he said. "But there's something that we can do here, we need to act." (Production: Cassandra Garrison/Matt Stock) (Caption:3188IV-CLIMATE-CHANGE_GLACIERS_O_)

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159514248

World's glaciers melting at faster pace, study says

Date:APRIL 27, 2021, FILE Nearly all of the world's glaciers are losing mass - and at an accelerated pace, according to a new study published Wednesday (April 28) that could impact future projection models for ice loss. The study in the science journal Nature provides one of the most wide-ranging overviews yet of ice mass loss from about 220,000 glaciers around the world, a major source of sea level rise. Using high resolution imagery from NASA's Terra satellite from between 2000 and 2019, a group of international scientists found that glaciers, with the exception of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets which were excluded from the study, lost an average of 267 gigatonnes of ice per year. The researchers also found that glacier mass loss accelerated. Glaciers lost 227 gigatonnes of ice annually from 2000 to 2004, but that increased to an average of 298 gigatonnes each year after 2015. The melt was significantly impacting sea levels by about 0.74 millimetres a year, or 21 percent of overall sea level rise observed during the period. The study could fill important gaps in understanding about ice mass loss, leading to more accurate predictions, said co-author of the study Robert McNabb, a remote sensing scientist at Ulster University in the UK. Previous studies looking at individual glaciers only account for about 10% of the planet, he said. Scientists have long warned that warming temperatures driven by climate change are eating into glaciers and ice sheets around the world, contributing to higher sea levels that threaten the world's populous coastal cities. The latest reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change project that future sea levels will rise by more than a meter by 2100. Some glaciers in Alaska, Iceland, the Alps, the Pamir mountains and the Himalayas were among the most impacted by melting, researchers found. Glaciers with surrounding communities provide an important water source and their decline could lead to serious food and water shortages. "Those areas are seeing a rapid pace of glacier melt that could be fairly worrying," McNabb said. "We get this increase in melt and that actually increases the availability of water that comes in these rivers... but the problem is, after a period of time, that stops increasing and then decreases fairly rapidly," he added. While the study did not delve into the cause of the glacial retreat, rising temperatures widely believed by scientists to be the result of human emissions were inevitably leading to more ice loss, McNabb said. "It's hard to separate the fact that the temperature is what is causing the melt with the fact that humans are, by and large, causing the increase in temperature," he said. Once glacial ice melts, it could take decades or centuries to regrow because it must pile up year after year after precipitation, scientists said. The study reiterates that the world must bring down global temperatures to slow ice loss, said Twila Moon, a glaciologist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center who was not involved in the study. "I have no expectation, in all honesty, that even substantial action to reduce our emissions and control the Earth's temperature rise is going to grow our glaciers," Moon said. "We're at a point where we're trying to keep as much ice as possible and slow that rate of loss," she added. While researchers identified instances where melt rates actually slowed between 2000 and 2019, like Greenland's east coast, they attributed that to a weather anomaly that led to higher precipitation and lower temperatures. McNabb said the study's overall picture was one of "fairly rapid" ice mass loss, with no indication it would change soon, but there is still time to put the brakes on melt by reducing emissions. "When you see something like this where glaciers are losing mass, it's getting faster, that sounds really bad," he said. "But there's something that we can do here, we need to act." (Production: Cassandra Garrison/Matt Stock) (Caption:3188IV-CLIMATE-CHANGE_GLACIERS_O_)

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159514247

World's glaciers melting at faster pace, study says

Date:APRIL 27, 2021, FILE Nearly all of the world's glaciers are losing mass - and at an accelerated pace, according to a new study published Wednesday (April 28) that could impact future projection models for ice loss. The study in the science journal Nature provides one of the most wide-ranging overviews yet of ice mass loss from about 220,000 glaciers around the world, a major source of sea level rise. Using high resolution imagery from NASA's Terra satellite from between 2000 and 2019, a group of international scientists found that glaciers, with the exception of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets which were excluded from the study, lost an average of 267 gigatonnes of ice per year. The researchers also found that glacier mass loss accelerated. Glaciers lost 227 gigatonnes of ice annually from 2000 to 2004, but that increased to an average of 298 gigatonnes each year after 2015. The melt was significantly impacting sea levels by about 0.74 millimetres a year, or 21 percent of overall sea level rise observed during the period. The study could fill important gaps in understanding about ice mass loss, leading to more accurate predictions, said co-author of the study Robert McNabb, a remote sensing scientist at Ulster University in the UK. Previous studies looking at individual glaciers only account for about 10% of the planet, he said. Scientists have long warned that warming temperatures driven by climate change are eating into glaciers and ice sheets around the world, contributing to higher sea levels that threaten the world's populous coastal cities. The latest reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change project that future sea levels will rise by more than a meter by 2100. Some glaciers in Alaska, Iceland, the Alps, the Pamir mountains and the Himalayas were among the most impacted by melting, researchers found. Glaciers with surrounding communities provide an important water source and their decline could lead to serious food and water shortages. "Those areas are seeing a rapid pace of glacier melt that could be fairly worrying," McNabb said. "We get this increase in melt and that actually increases the availability of water that comes in these rivers... but the problem is, after a period of time, that stops increasing and then decreases fairly rapidly," he added. While the study did not delve into the cause of the glacial retreat, rising temperatures widely believed by scientists to be the result of human emissions were inevitably leading to more ice loss, McNabb said. "It's hard to separate the fact that the temperature is what is causing the melt with the fact that humans are, by and large, causing the increase in temperature," he said. Once glacial ice melts, it could take decades or centuries to regrow because it must pile up year after year after precipitation, scientists said. The study reiterates that the world must bring down global temperatures to slow ice loss, said Twila Moon, a glaciologist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center who was not involved in the study. "I have no expectation, in all honesty, that even substantial action to reduce our emissions and control the Earth's temperature rise is going to grow our glaciers," Moon said. "We're at a point where we're trying to keep as much ice as possible and slow that rate of loss," she added. While researchers identified instances where melt rates actually slowed between 2000 and 2019, like Greenland's east coast, they attributed that to a weather anomaly that led to higher precipitation and lower temperatures. McNabb said the study's overall picture was one of "fairly rapid" ice mass loss, with no indication it would change soon, but there is still time to put the brakes on melt by reducing emissions. "When you see something like this where glaciers are losing mass, it's getting faster, that sounds really bad," he said. "But there's something that we can do here, we need to act." (Production: Cassandra Garrison/Matt Stock) (Caption:3188IV-CLIMATE-CHANGE_GLACIERS_O_)

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159514246

World's glaciers melting at faster pace, study says

Date:APRIL 27, 2021, FILE Nearly all of the world's glaciers are losing mass - and at an accelerated pace, according to a new study published Wednesday (April 28) that could impact future projection models for ice loss. The study in the science journal Nature provides one of the most wide-ranging overviews yet of ice mass loss from about 220,000 glaciers around the world, a major source of sea level rise. Using high resolution imagery from NASA's Terra satellite from between 2000 and 2019, a group of international scientists found that glaciers, with the exception of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets which were excluded from the study, lost an average of 267 gigatonnes of ice per year. The researchers also found that glacier mass loss accelerated. Glaciers lost 227 gigatonnes of ice annually from 2000 to 2004, but that increased to an average of 298 gigatonnes each year after 2015. The melt was significantly impacting sea levels by about 0.74 millimetres a year, or 21 percent of overall sea level rise observed during the period. The study could fill important gaps in understanding about ice mass loss, leading to more accurate predictions, said co-author of the study Robert McNabb, a remote sensing scientist at Ulster University in the UK. Previous studies looking at individual glaciers only account for about 10% of the planet, he said. Scientists have long warned that warming temperatures driven by climate change are eating into glaciers and ice sheets around the world, contributing to higher sea levels that threaten the world's populous coastal cities. The latest reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change project that future sea levels will rise by more than a meter by 2100. Some glaciers in Alaska, Iceland, the Alps, the Pamir mountains and the Himalayas were among the most impacted by melting, researchers found. Glaciers with surrounding communities provide an important water source and their decline could lead to serious food and water shortages. "Those areas are seeing a rapid pace of glacier melt that could be fairly worrying," McNabb said. "We get this increase in melt and that actually increases the availability of water that comes in these rivers... but the problem is, after a period of time, that stops increasing and then decreases fairly rapidly," he added. While the study did not delve into the cause of the glacial retreat, rising temperatures widely believed by scientists to be the result of human emissions were inevitably leading to more ice loss, McNabb said. "It's hard to separate the fact that the temperature is what is causing the melt with the fact that humans are, by and large, causing the increase in temperature," he said. Once glacial ice melts, it could take decades or centuries to regrow because it must pile up year after year after precipitation, scientists said. The study reiterates that the world must bring down global temperatures to slow ice loss, said Twila Moon, a glaciologist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center who was not involved in the study. "I have no expectation, in all honesty, that even substantial action to reduce our emissions and control the Earth's temperature rise is going to grow our glaciers," Moon said. "We're at a point where we're trying to keep as much ice as possible and slow that rate of loss," she added. While researchers identified instances where melt rates actually slowed between 2000 and 2019, like Greenland's east coast, they attributed that to a weather anomaly that led to higher precipitation and lower temperatures. McNabb said the study's overall picture was one of "fairly rapid" ice mass loss, with no indication it would change soon, but there is still time to put the brakes on melt by reducing emissions. "When you see something like this where glaciers are losing mass, it's getting faster, that sounds really bad," he said. "But there's something that we can do here, we need to act." (Production: Cassandra Garrison/Matt Stock) (Caption:3188IV-CLIMATE-CHANGE_GLACIERS_O_)

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159514245

World's glaciers melting at faster pace, study says

Date:APRIL 27, 2021, FILE Nearly all of the world's glaciers are losing mass - and at an accelerated pace, according to a new study published Wednesday (April 28) that could impact future projection models for ice loss. The study in the science journal Nature provides one of the most wide-ranging overviews yet of ice mass loss from about 220,000 glaciers around the world, a major source of sea level rise. Using high resolution imagery from NASA's Terra satellite from between 2000 and 2019, a group of international scientists found that glaciers, with the exception of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets which were excluded from the study, lost an average of 267 gigatonnes of ice per year. The researchers also found that glacier mass loss accelerated. Glaciers lost 227 gigatonnes of ice annually from 2000 to 2004, but that increased to an average of 298 gigatonnes each year after 2015. The melt was significantly impacting sea levels by about 0.74 millimetres a year, or 21 percent of overall sea level rise observed during the period. The study could fill important gaps in understanding about ice mass loss, leading to more accurate predictions, said co-author of the study Robert McNabb, a remote sensing scientist at Ulster University in the UK. Previous studies looking at individual glaciers only account for about 10% of the planet, he said. Scientists have long warned that warming temperatures driven by climate change are eating into glaciers and ice sheets around the world, contributing to higher sea levels that threaten the world's populous coastal cities. The latest reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change project that future sea levels will rise by more than a meter by 2100. Some glaciers in Alaska, Iceland, the Alps, the Pamir mountains and the Himalayas were among the most impacted by melting, researchers found. Glaciers with surrounding communities provide an important water source and their decline could lead to serious food and water shortages. "Those areas are seeing a rapid pace of glacier melt that could be fairly worrying," McNabb said. "We get this increase in melt and that actually increases the availability of water that comes in these rivers... but the problem is, after a period of time, that stops increasing and then decreases fairly rapidly," he added. While the study did not delve into the cause of the glacial retreat, rising temperatures widely believed by scientists to be the result of human emissions were inevitably leading to more ice loss, McNabb said. "It's hard to separate the fact that the temperature is what is causing the melt with the fact that humans are, by and large, causing the increase in temperature," he said. Once glacial ice melts, it could take decades or centuries to regrow because it must pile up year after year after precipitation, scientists said. The study reiterates that the world must bring down global temperatures to slow ice loss, said Twila Moon, a glaciologist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center who was not involved in the study. "I have no expectation, in all honesty, that even substantial action to reduce our emissions and control the Earth's temperature rise is going to grow our glaciers," Moon said. "We're at a point where we're trying to keep as much ice as possible and slow that rate of loss," she added. While researchers identified instances where melt rates actually slowed between 2000 and 2019, like Greenland's east coast, they attributed that to a weather anomaly that led to higher precipitation and lower temperatures. McNabb said the study's overall picture was one of "fairly rapid" ice mass loss, with no indication it would change soon, but there is still time to put the brakes on melt by reducing emissions. "When you see something like this where glaciers are losing mass, it's getting faster, that sounds really bad," he said. "But there's something that we can do here, we need to act." (Production: Cassandra Garrison/Matt Stock) (Caption:3188IV-CLIMATE-CHANGE_GLACIERS_O_)

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159514244

World's glaciers melting at faster pace, study says

Date:APRIL 27, 2021, FILE Nearly all of the world's glaciers are losing mass - and at an accelerated pace, according to a new study published Wednesday (April 28) that could impact future projection models for ice loss. The study in the science journal Nature provides one of the most wide-ranging overviews yet of ice mass loss from about 220,000 glaciers around the world, a major source of sea level rise. Using high resolution imagery from NASA's Terra satellite from between 2000 and 2019, a group of international scientists found that glaciers, with the exception of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets which were excluded from the study, lost an average of 267 gigatonnes of ice per year. The researchers also found that glacier mass loss accelerated. Glaciers lost 227 gigatonnes of ice annually from 2000 to 2004, but that increased to an average of 298 gigatonnes each year after 2015. The melt was significantly impacting sea levels by about 0.74 millimetres a year, or 21 percent of overall sea level rise observed during the period. The study could fill important gaps in understanding about ice mass loss, leading to more accurate predictions, said co-author of the study Robert McNabb, a remote sensing scientist at Ulster University in the UK. Previous studies looking at individual glaciers only account for about 10% of the planet, he said. Scientists have long warned that warming temperatures driven by climate change are eating into glaciers and ice sheets around the world, contributing to higher sea levels that threaten the world's populous coastal cities. The latest reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change project that future sea levels will rise by more than a meter by 2100. Some glaciers in Alaska, Iceland, the Alps, the Pamir mountains and the Himalayas were among the most impacted by melting, researchers found. Glaciers with surrounding communities provide an important water source and their decline could lead to serious food and water shortages. "Those areas are seeing a rapid pace of glacier melt that could be fairly worrying," McNabb said. "We get this increase in melt and that actually increases the availability of water that comes in these rivers... but the problem is, after a period of time, that stops increasing and then decreases fairly rapidly," he added. While the study did not delve into the cause of the glacial retreat, rising temperatures widely believed by scientists to be the result of human emissions were inevitably leading to more ice loss, McNabb said. "It's hard to separate the fact that the temperature is what is causing the melt with the fact that humans are, by and large, causing the increase in temperature," he said. Once glacial ice melts, it could take decades or centuries to regrow because it must pile up year after year after precipitation, scientists said. The study reiterates that the world must bring down global temperatures to slow ice loss, said Twila Moon, a glaciologist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center who was not involved in the study. "I have no expectation, in all honesty, that even substantial action to reduce our emissions and control the Earth's temperature rise is going to grow our glaciers," Moon said. "We're at a point where we're trying to keep as much ice as possible and slow that rate of loss," she added. While researchers identified instances where melt rates actually slowed between 2000 and 2019, like Greenland's east coast, they attributed that to a weather anomaly that led to higher precipitation and lower temperatures. McNabb said the study's overall picture was one of "fairly rapid" ice mass loss, with no indication it would change soon, but there is still time to put the brakes on melt by reducing emissions. "When you see something like this where glaciers are losing mass, it's getting faster, that sounds really bad," he said. "But there's something that we can do here, we need to act." (Production: Cassandra Garrison/Matt Stock) (Caption:3188IV-CLIMATE-CHANGE_GLACIERS_O_)

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159187225

アルテミス計画 コアステージの地上試験「グリーンラン」終了＝米フロリダ

NASA's Artemis rocket floated into Port Canaveral, Florida on Tuesday, April 27 afternoon. The Artemis rocket core stage was transported on the Pegasus barge to Florida after a successful green run test in Mississippi at NASA's Stennis Space Center. ( Original Title: US: NASA's Artemis Rocket Arrives At Port Canaveral, FL )

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159301117

"Pink" supermoon dazzles over ancient Greek temple

Date:APRIL 27, 2021 This years first supermoon made a bold appearance behind the ancient Greek Temple of Poseidon on Greece's southern coast of Cape Sounion on Tuesday (April 27). Coined as the "pink moon", it briefly revealed itself through the clouds, looming over the 5th century BC temple dedicated to the mythological god of the sea, which stands upon a cliff-top over the sea. According to the old Farmers Almanac the moon was named after the pink creeping phlox or moss phlox wildflower which blooms in April, found in eastern North America. The term "supermoon" was conceived by an astrologer, according to NASA, and refers to when the full moon is closest to the earth. It appeared full from Sunday evening and will continue to appear full until Wednesday morning. Another full moon is expected on May 26. (Production: Deborah Kyvrikosaios, Vassilis Triandafyllou) (Caption:2220LI-SUPERMOON-SIGHTING_GREECE_O_)

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159301109

Supermoon glows over Jerusalem's Old City

Date:APRIL 27, 2021 A supermoon lit up Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday night (April 27), glowing over the ancient stones of the holy city's walls. The huge moon, the first supermoon of the year, dazzled residents of the city, with some staying out to witness the pretty sight. A supermoon refers to a full moon that occurs when the moon's orbit is closest to Earth, making it appear larger than usual. According to NASA, this year's supermoon has been called a 'pink' supermoon, as it appears in April and named after an American plant, pink phlox, that blooms in spring. The next opportunity to see a super full moon come as close to earth is expected to be on May 26, which is expected to be bigger and brighter than the April moon, forecasters say. (Production: Eli Berlzon, Dedi Hayun, Lianne Back) (Caption:2183WD-SUPERMOON-SIGHTING_JERUSALEM_O_)

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159300951

Supermoon illuminates curfew empty streets in Germany

Date:APRIL 27, 2021 A supermoon lit up the German skyline on Monday to Tuesday. The extra-large moon glowed over landmarks in Frankfurt and Dresden. A supermoon refers to a full moon that occurs when the moon's orbit is closest to Earth making it appear larger than life. According at NASA, this year's super moon has been called a "pink" super moon, as it appears in April and named after an American plant, pink phlox, that blooms in Spring. If the moon is within 10% of its closest distance to the earth at the moment of full moon, it is considered to be a supermoon, according the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The next opportunity to see a super full moon come as close to earth is expected to be on May 26 which is expected to be bigger and brighter than the April moon, according to forecasters. (production: Timm Reichert, Matthias Rietschel, Tanya Wood) (Caption:2107GE-SUPERMOON-SIGHTING_GERMANY_O_)

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159195643

Pink Supermoon Caught Setting Behind New York Building

A low-hanging full supermoon was spotted setting behind a building in New York City on April 27. Video shot by Max Guliani from Manhattan's Lower East Side shows the new pink supermoon hanging low behind the One South First building across the East River in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The moon appeared full from Sunday to Wednesday, as it approached its closest orbit to Earth. NASA said "since the Moon will be at its fullest less than 12 hours before perigee (when the Moon is at its closest to the Earth in its orbit), this will be a supermoon." Credit: Max Guliani via Storyful ( Original Title: Pink Supermoon Caught Setting Behind Brooklyn Tower )

日付：2021年4月27日

RM 159144375

【タイムラプス】橋の向こうにのぼるスーパームーン＝アメリカ

Timelapse footage captured the new supermoon as it rose over Rhode Island's Newport Bridge on Monday, April 26. "The Moon will appear full for about 3 days around this time, from Sunday evening through Wednesday morning," according to NASA. "Since the Moon will be at its fullest less than 12 hours before perigee (when the Moon is at its closest to the Earth in its orbit), this will be a supermoon." Credit: Mike Cohea via Storyful ( Original Title: Timelapse Captures Supermoon Rising Over Rhode Island's Newport Bridge )

日付：2021年4月26日

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今年1回目のスーパームーンはピンク色＝米ノースカロライナ州

According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the moon reached its full moon in the United States at 11:32 pm EST on Monday, April 26. The full moon in April is called "Pink Moon" in the Native American calendar, and this time the phenomenon of "Super Moon" also overlaps. ( Original Title: US: 2021 April Pink Supermoon Illuminates Across Country )

日付：2021年4月26日

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Supermoon dazzles night skies across Latin America

Date:APRIL 26, 2021 A huge moon dazzled Argentines, Venezuelans, and Chileans on Monday (April 26) night as a glowing supermoon rose high over Buenos Aires, Santiago, and Caracas cities. Rising over La Plata river in Buenos Aires, the full moon shone on the water as the night sky darkened. The extra-large moon glowed over Caracas and El Avila mountain. In Santiago, Chile's capital, the moon was also clearly visible over the city. A super moon is a name given to a full moon that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth. According to NASA, this year's super moon has been called a "pink" super moon, as it appears in April and named after an American plant, pink phlox, that blooms in Spring. (Production: Miguel Lo Bianco, Claudia Martini, Efrain Otero, Johnny Carvajal, Esteban Medel, Liamar Ramos) (Caption:2116LA-SUPERMOON-SIGHTING_LATAM_O_)

日付：2021年4月26日

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Supermoon illuminates Istanbul's Bosphorus

Date:APRIL 26, 2021 A supermoon lit up the skyline of Istanbul on Monday (April 26). The extra-large moon glowed over landmarks Camlica Mosque and Galata Tower in the Turkish city. A supermoon refers to a full moon that occurs when the moon's orbit is closest to Earth making it appear larger than life. According to NASA, this year's super moon has been called a "pink" super moon, as it appears in April and named after an American plant, pink phlox, that blooms in Spring. (Production: Murad Sezer, Umit Bektas) (Caption:1226WD-SUPERMOON-SIGHTING_TURKEY_O_)

日付：2021年4月26日

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First supermoon of 2021 shines over Bondi Beach

Date:APRIL 26, 2021 A pink super moon lit up the Australian sky on Monday (April 26), as Sydneysiders braved the evening chill to observe the first super moon of 2021 over iconic Bondi Beach. Rising over the northern end of Bondi Beach the full moon shone on the water as the night sky darkened. A super moon is a name given to a full moon that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth. According at NASA, this year's super moon has been called a "pink" super moon, as it appears in April and named after an American plant, pink phlox, that blooms in Spring. (Production: Jill Gralow / Stefica Nicol Bikes) (Caption:1007LI-SUPERMOON-SIGHTING_AUSTRALIA_O_)

日付：2021年4月26日

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【映像】火星ヘリコプター３度目の飛行　水平方向に50メートル移動　

　NASA（米航空宇宙局）の火星ヘリコプター｢インジェニュイティ｣が４月25日、当初の計画通り３度目の飛行を行った。 　これは火星探査車｢パーシビアランス｣のカメラが撮影した映像で、インジェニュイティは前回と同じ高度16フィート（約4.8メートル）まで垂直に上昇してホバリング。そこから水平方向に164フィート（約50メートル）移動して、最初の位置まで戻ってきた。 　約80秒間続いた３度目の飛行の最高速度は、秒速約２メートルだった。 　 *ヘリが画面から消えた部分は割愛してあります。 （アメリカ、パサデナ、４月26日、映像：NASA via Storyful/アフロ）

日付：2021年4月26日

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NASAのヘリコプター「インジェニュイティ」が3度目の飛行に成功、これまでより速く、遠くへ

NASA Mars Helicopter Flies 'Faster and Farther' on Third Flight NASA said its Ingenuity helicopter completed a third flight on Mars on Sunday, April 25, flying faster and farther than in tests it went through on Earth. NASA said the helicopter took off at 4:31 am EDT and rose 16 feet, the same altitude as its second flight, and then “zipped downrange 164 feet, just over half the length of a football field, reaching a top speed of 6.6 feet per second.” The helicopter made history on April 19 as the first craft to achieve “controlled, powered flight on a planet beyond Earth," the agency said. Credit: NASA via Storyful (Original Title: NASA Mars Helicopter Flies 'Faster and Farther' on Third Flight)

日付：2021年4月25日

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NASA Describes 'Stunning' Views as SpaceX Crew Approaches International Space Station

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule approached the International Space Station on April 24, after the company's mission to ISS took off from Cape Canaveral on April 23. Footage released by NASA shows SpaceX vehicles approaching and docking at the station. Credit: NASA via Storyful ( Original Title: NASA Describes 'Stunning' Views as SpaceX Crew Approaches International Space Station )

日付：2021年4月24日

人物：イーロン・マスク

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Funeral of Indigenous governor Sandra Liliana Pena, killed in Colombia

People flock to the funeral of Indigenous governor Sandra Liliana Pena who was murdered in the department of Cauca,southwestern Colombia,as the country suffers one of the worst onslaughts by armed groups since the signing of the peace agreement with the former FARC guerrillas in 2016. Armed men shot Pena next to her house as she was leaving on a motorbike for the village in the municipality of Caldono,the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca said in a statement. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Jeison Fernandez ,Indigenous leader - Nini Daza ,Indigenous leader

日付：2021年4月24日

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星出さん乗せたクルードラゴン打ち上げ後の空の様子＝アメリカ

An "amazing" pattern was spotted in the sky following the launch of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 23. The spacecraft, which is carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station for a NASA mission, left behind "vapor trails," according to local reports. This video, uploaded by an observer in Wesley Chapel, Florida, shows a colored knot of vapor in the sky. "Rocket launch plus nature = amazing!" they wrote. Credit: @NaturingCatDad via Storyful ( Original Title: 'Amazing' Pattern Spotted in Florida Sky Following SpaceX Launch )

日付：2021年4月23日

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宇宙飛行士乗せたクルー・ドラゴン打ち上げ後の空の様子を撮影＝アメリカ

Skywatchers in Columbia, South Carolina, witnessed the launch of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft early on Friday, April 23. Footage taken by Jared Leierer shows the spacecraft's vapor trails as it carried four NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Friday's launch marked the start of a second six-month operational crew mission, according to SpaceX. After the stay, the crew is scheduled to return from the space station by October 31. Credit: Jared Leierer via Storyful ( Original Title: South Carolina Skywatchers Witness SpaceX Launch )

日付：2021年4月23日

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スペースXが星出さん含む4名の宇宙飛行士を乗せたクルードラゴンを打ち上げ＝アメリカ

SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station, on a NASA mission on April 23. This footage was captured by @HotCoffeeBurns, and shows the spacecraft streaming across the Orlando sky ahead of sunrise. Credit: @HotCoffeeBurns via Storyful ( Original Title: SpaceX Dragon Spotted Over Orlando on its Path to Space Station )

日付：2021年4月23日

人物：星出 彰彦

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【映像】火星ヘリ２度目の飛行に成功　高度５メートルで横にも移動

パサデナ、カリフォルニア州、４月23日（AP）― 火星の薄い大気の中で初飛行に成功したNASA（米航空宇宙局）のヘリコプター｢インジェニュイティ｣が４月22日、２度目となる飛行を行い、初回より高く、長い時間飛行した。また、２回目の飛行では、インジェニュイティは横方向への移動も行った。 　重さ1.8キロのヘリコプターは、火星の表面から５メートルの高さまで上昇、横方向に２メートル移動した。飛行時間は前回より13秒長く、52秒続いた。 　インジェニュイティには、1903年にライト兄弟が初飛行に成功した｢ライトフライヤー号｣の翼の素材となった布の一部が搭載されており、飛行実験が行われた火星の場所は、｢ライト･ブラザーズ･フィールド｣と呼ばれている。 　NASAは今後10日余りで３回の飛行実験を予定しており、その都度高度を上げ、より複雑な飛行を計画しているという。 （日本語翻訳･編集　アフロ）

日付：2021年4月23日

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SpaceX launches Crew-2 mission, recycling a rocket and spacecraft for the first time

SpaceX launched its third crew to the International Space Station an hour before sunrise, recycling a rocket and spacecraft for the first time. The Crew-2 mission, which includes the first European, Thomas Pesquet of France, blasted off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:49 am Eastern Time (0949 GMT). IMAGES

日付：2021年4月23日

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Costa Rica inaugurates Space Radar, the most advanced in the world

Costa Rica inaugurates its Space Radar,in Guanacaste,the most advanced in the world capable of detecting artifacts and space debris up to 2 centimeters square transiting in low Earth orbit and that are a threat to the safety of ships and satellites. IMAGES

日付：2021年4月23日

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SpaceX: French astronaut Thomas Pesquet bids farewell to his partner

After a few last words with his partner,French astronaut Thomas Pesquet gets into the car that will take him and his three crewmates to the Crew Dragon. The capsule is due to liftoff at 09:49 GMT for the International Space Station (ISS). IMAGES

日付：2021年4月23日

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'A star amongst the stars': ESA astronaut Pesquet sparks French pride

Date:APRIL 23, 2021, APRIL 18, 2021, RECENT, FILE PLEASE NOTE: EDIT 4015-SPACE-EXPLORATION/FRANCE-PESQUET CONTAINS MORE FILE AND SOUNDBITES OF PESQUET BEFORE LIFTOFF French people on Friday (April 23) rejoiced as Thomas Pesquet, a French astronaut for the European Space Agency (ESA), lifted off as part of a crew that will spend six-months in the International Space Station (ISS). NASA and Elon Musk's commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space Station on Friday, the first crew ever propelled into orbit by a rocket booster recycled from a previous spaceflight. The company's Crew Dragon capsule, Endeavour, streaked into the darkened pre-dawn sky atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as its nine Merlin engines roared to life at 5:49 a.m. (0949 GMT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Friday's Crew 2 team consists of 43-year-old Pesquet, a French engineer from the ESA, two NASA astronauts - mission commander Shane Kimbrough, 53, and pilot Megan McArthur, 49 - along with Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, 52. French newspapers celebrated on Friday the mission's launch, with some lauding Pesquet as "a star amongst the stars." Pesquet previously participated in his first ISS mission from November 2016 to June 2017 and left Earth aboard the Soyouz vessel. (Production: Antony Paone, Ardee Napolitano, Manuel Ausloos) (Caption:5130WD-SPACE-EXPLORATION_FRANCE_PESQUET_O_)

日付：2021年4月23日

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'A star amongst the stars': ESA astronaut Pesquet sparks French pride

Date:APRIL 23, 2021, APRIL 18, 2021, RECENT, FILE PLEASE NOTE: EDIT 4015-SPACE-EXPLORATION/FRANCE-PESQUET CONTAINS MORE FILE AND SOUNDBITES OF PESQUET BEFORE LIFTOFF French people on Friday (April 23) rejoiced as Thomas Pesquet, a French astronaut for the European Space Agency (ESA), lifted off as part of a crew that will spend six-months in the International Space Station (ISS). NASA and Elon Musk's commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space Station on Friday, the first crew ever propelled into orbit by a rocket booster recycled from a previous spaceflight. The company's Crew Dragon capsule, Endeavour, streaked into the darkened pre-dawn sky atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as its nine Merlin engines roared to life at 5:49 a.m. (0949 GMT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Friday's Crew 2 team consists of 43-year-old Pesquet, a French engineer from the ESA, two NASA astronauts - mission commander Shane Kimbrough, 53, and pilot Megan McArthur, 49 - along with Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, 52. French newspapers celebrated on Friday the mission's launch, with some lauding Pesquet as "a star amongst the stars." Pesquet previously participated in his first ISS mission from November 2016 to June 2017 and left Earth aboard the Soyouz vessel. (Production: Antony Paone, Ardee Napolitano, Manuel Ausloos) (Caption:5130WD-SPACE-EXPLORATION_FRANCE_PESQUET_O_)

日付：2021年4月23日

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SpaceX rocket preview ahead of Crew-2 launch

A multiangle look at a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket,less that 24 hours before it is scheduled to launch its Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station. IMAGES

日付：2021年4月22日

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Space Center Houston "excited" to have received French astronaut

Space Center Houston says it was "very exciting" to host French astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency where he received intensive training in preparation for his second mission in space to join the International Space Station. NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission is expected to dock with the ISS next Friday. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES

日付：2021年4月17日

RM 158257978

Being Asian in America Ep.3: Why are Asians targets for hate?

STANDUP (English): "Asians are not silent anymore!" In various parts of the U.S., protesters have been rallying against racism and violence on Asian Americans, ever since the mass shootings in Atlanta, where eight people, including six Asians, were killed. But why? What are the root causes for the Asian hate in the U.S.? And why has racism become a persistent problem plaguing the country? SOUNDBITE (English): ANDY FENG, Financial Advisor in San Diego, U.S. I think everybody was suffering 2020. They have a lot of stress. And China and Chinese are the easiest person or country to be blamed of. With all of the negative energy, they pick up on Asians and also the politicians on the Capitol Hill, they don't help. They are fueling the fire. They know they could do better on their own responsibility, but they don't do that. They'd just basically blame another country for all of those. SOUNDBITE (English): TYLER TANG, Video Editor in Seattle, U.S. With the pandemic happening, they don't wanna understand what's happening. They just want someone easy to blame. If you're from Thailand or Korea or China, they don't care. You look the same. It's a very messed-up view on people wanting to blame someone else, that other than themselves, or blaming their rightful leaders here in the U.S. SOUNDBITE (English): OLIVER, Data Scientist in Los Angeles, U.S. Think about for Asian community, how many times you saw Asian are being represented properly on Hollywood movies, like they are given very weird roles. There are so many Hollywood movies and tv series, but they are always trying to associate some good characteristics with some good quality with white characters. So I think that the media does have a fault in how they depict different ethnic groups and also different races. SOUNDBITE (English): KANHAIYA MAHESHWARY, Digital Marketing Manager in Seattle, U.S. The U.S. has gone on a lot of wars with different Asian countries. And If you're going to see then the movies that are made on these incidents, the underlying message is that Americans are the heroes, Asians are the villains. I think the more and more people see this on media, it starts getting in their head even for the common people. And they look at Asians and they feel that you know these people don't look like us. They also belong to countries that we have fought wars with. SOUNDBITE (English): KANHAIYA MAHESHWARY, Digital Marketing Manager in Seattle, U.S. A lot of these white supremacists, they don't take the effort of finding out what Asians have done for this country. I mean if you see probably more than 1/3 of the scientists in NASA will belong to Asia. They don't see what Asians have done for the country. SOUNDBITE (English): Protester "White supremacy is a scourge on this Earth. It's because white supremacy is built into these systems and structures. It's a living, breathing thing. SOUNDBITE (English): Protester The government's never going to do enough. That's the problem. You know it's a system set up by white people, for white people. The root cause, it all starts with American imperialism. The white man is on top, so everybody else is a lesser. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV) ( Original Title: Being Asian in America Ep.3: Why are Asians targets for hate? )

日付：2021年4月16日