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A local seal-ebrity: Harbor seal spotted in the Chickahominy River
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (651+ words) A rare visitor recently showed up in the Chickahominy River. Randy Bowles of New Kent County, along with his son Stewart, were on a fishing trip on the river on Feb. 21 when they noticed an odd form lounging on the…...
Editorial: After Artemis, US must continue momentum for space exploration
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (454+ words) Everyone keeping tabs on the Artemis II mission around the moon exhaled Friday evening as the Integrity capsule and its crew of four astronauts splashed down safely off the California coast, completing a 10-day journey. Whether at home, at work…...
Artemis II astronauts return from moon with a splashdown to close out a record-breaking lunar voyage
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (1007+ words) By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer It was a dramatic grand finale to a mission that revealed not only swaths of the lunar far side never seen before by human eyes, but a total solar eclipse and a parade of…...
Editorial: Artemis mission will rekindle our spirit of space exploration
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (493+ words) At a time of turmoil and upheaval — as war raged, assassinations claimed prominent lives and civil unrest flared in major cities — astronauts aboard Apollo 8 made a close pass of the moon in 1968. Broadcasts from their tiny capsule provided the first…...
Artemis II astronauts channel Apollo 8 with a striking Earthset photo
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (189+ words) The Virginian-Pilot By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer The three Americans and one Canadian are now headed home, with a splashdown in the Pacific set for Friday. Apollo 8’s three astronauts became the world’s first lunar visitors, orbiting the moon…...
Photos show Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the Caribbean
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (34+ words) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Saturday. It unleashed torrential rain......
Column: SWIFT process ensures region’s clean drinking water supply
2+ week, 2+ day ago (239+ words) The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press Editorial Board’s excellent Aug. 16 piece “Running dry” highlights the urgent issue of groundwater sustainability east of Interstate 95. Fortunately, the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) is addressing the problem with forward-thinking leadership and proven technology. How…...
Artemis II astronauts name crater after Virginia Beach native Carroll Wiseman, mission commander’s late wife
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (1529+ words) On a day the crew members of Artemis II broke the record set by Apollo 13 for farthest distance from Earth ever flown by humans, they made a request to name two newly identified craters: one to honor their Orion spacecraft…...
NASA Langley makes final preparations for Artemis II mission to launch around the moon
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (783+ words) When Apollo 17 astronauts returned from the moon in 1972, they visited NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton to thank staff for their contributions to the mission, saying “we stood on the shoulders of giants as we shot for the stars.” More…...
Editorial: Renewables offer greatest hope for domestic energy security
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (608+ words) The Trump administration, with its relentless push for oil and gas, stands as the largest obstacle to those efforts, but Virginia is making strides regardless. As wind and solar expand across the nation, in spite of the White House efforts,…...