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NASA ICON Finds Effects of Massive Tonga Volcanic Eruption Reached Space
The GOES-17 satellite captured images of an umbrella cloud generated by the underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 15, 2022. Crescent-shaped bow shock waves and numerous lighting strikes are also visible. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens using GOES imagery courtesy of NOAA and NESDIS When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga …
King in Black Pushes an X-Men Icon Past the Breaking Point
In the latest issue of S.W.O.R.D., an iconic member of the X-Men sinks deeper into the pit of despair that was hinted at in X of Swords. WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for S.W.O.R.D. #4 by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and VC’s Ariana Maher, on sale now. Cable just can’t seem to …
Rock icon hailed for breaking musical barriers – World News
Photo: Contributed Little Richard has died at 87. One of the founding fathers of rock and roll has died. Little Richard is dead at 87. Born Richard Wayne Penniman in 1932, Little Richard, with his flamboyant style, is being hailed for breaking musical barriers. The pianist and singer is known for such hits as Tutti …
Kenny Rogers, country music icon, dies at 81
Kenny Rogers, a longtime star of country music, died Friday night, according to a statement posted by his family. He was 81. Known for such hits as “The Gambler,” “Lady,” “Islands in the Stream,” and “Lucille,” Rogers died peacefully at home of natural causes at 10:25 p.m., the statement said. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX …
John Lewis: Civil rights icon and US congressman announces he has pancreatic cancer
Lewis, 79, said he was diagnosed following a routine medical visit with subsequent tests that reconfirmed the diagnosis. The long-time Georgia congressman will undergo treatment for the cancer. “I have been in some kind of fight — for freedom, equality, basic human rights — for nearly my entire life. I have never faced a fight …
NASA’s ICON launches to study the boundary between Earth and space
ICON was designed to detect and study changes in the ionosphere, a region of the upper atmosphere bombarded by space weather from above and Earth’s weather from below. In particular, its instruments will observe an aurora-like phenomenon called airglow, which will allow it to see how particles move in that region. The spacecraft will send …
Katy Perry is just a ‘musician’ to health food icon Bob Moore
Katy Perry — who with fiancé Orlando Bloom just snapped up shares in Bragg Live Food, the famous apple cider vinegar producer — is doing a deep dive into the health-food world, and went incognito to an organic-products trade show, where “Grain God” Bob Moore of Bob’s Red Mill failed to recognize her. We hear …
Gloria Vanderbilt: Fashion icon and artist dies at 95
Vanderbilt died at home with friends and family at her side. “Gloria Vanderbilt was an extraordinary woman, who loved life, and lived it on her own terms,” Cooper said in a statement. “She was a painter, a writer and designer but also a remarkable mother, wife, and friend. “She was 95 years old, but ask …
