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Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
PHOTOS: Line of severe storms sweeps into southern Ontario
Much of southern Ontario saw a thunderous start to the weekend as a line of severe thunderstorms swept into the region Friday evening. The line of potent storms prompted widespread severe thunderstorm warnings from Sarnia to Barrie, as well as one tornado warning near Durham. Strong winds and heavy rain accompanied the storms as they pushed through the region. The thunderstorms provided quite the sight for residents in the region as shelf clouds and rainbows filled the skies. See some of the visuals from Friday evening's storms across Ontario, below. Wow! East of Goderich @ECCCWeatherON @weathernetwork #onstorm — Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) June 27, 2025 A beefy cell moved in off of Lake Ontario with some heavy rain and a small funnel cloud. Still waiting on the main line of storms to get Ontario 8:18pm#onstorm #shareyourweather — Chris Knox (@ChrisKnoxPhotog) June 28, 2025 Multiple shelf clouds in the east end at Crystal Beach. One big beautiful cloud with no rain and a nice smaller one just south. Even had a small funnel flare up on the back end. #onstorm — STORM WATCH- Lake Erie (@StormsOnErie) June 27, 2025 Approaching Stratford. 8:17 pm. #onstorm #onwx — Anton Falco (@AntonFalcoWx) June 28, 2025 Lowering a bit now #onstorm #onwx — Owen Ivens (@wxcapecanada) June 28, 2025 Lowering a bit now #onstorm #onwx — Owen Ivens (@wxcapecanada) June 28, 2025 After the storm in the Chesley, Ontario area. #onstorm — Matty (@mattytoophatty) June 28, 2025 Wow! Near Goderich and the lightning is getting crazy. @weathernetwork #onstorm — Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) June 27, 2025 Header image courtesy of Owen Ivens/@wxcapecanada via X. Click here to view the video
Indian Express
5 days ago
- Science
- Indian Express
NASA captures crash site of Japanese ‘Resilience' lunar lander on the Moon
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has taken a clear image showing the crash site of Japan's Resilience moon lander, built by Tokyo-based company ispace. The lander tried to touch down on June 5, in the Mare Frigoris region of the Moon but lost contact during descent. The image captured by NASA shows a dark spot with a light ring around it, likely caused by the hard impact and moon dust due to the disturbance by the Japanese lander. This is ispace's second failed attempt to land on the Moon. The Resilience spacecraft was trying to land safely in Mare Frigoris, an area of the Moon that has been formed by ancient lava flows. But soon after starting its landing, ispace lost contact with the lander. Later, it was confirmed that the lander had crashed to the surface of the Moon. The image captured by NASA's LRO shows a dark spot (called regolith) where the spacecraft hit the Moon and disturbed its surface. The light ring around the crash site likely came from small particles spread out by the impact. Scientist Mark Robinson confirmed that the crash happened about 2.4 kilometres away from the planned landing spot. A small micro-rover named Tenacious, made by ispace's European team, was also lost in the crash. It also carried a small piece of artwork called 'Moonhouse' created by Swedish artist Mikael Genberg. The artwork was a tiny red-and-white model of a Swedish-style house, meant to represent human creativity and the idea of living on the Moon. This artwork was part of a symbolic mission that blended space exploration with art. Sadly, the rover crashed during its mission, and Moonhouse now lies amidst the wreckage. This was ispace's second failed Moon mission. Its first lander also crashed in April 2023. Despite these failures, ispace is still one of the few private companies working to explore the Moon. The crash shows how hard space travel is, especially on the Moon, where everything must work perfectly. While the crash is a setback, NASA's images of the site provide useful data to ispace to help understand what went wrong with its lunar lander. As both private companies and national space agencies plan more Moon missions, such information could be potentially important for learning, improving, and being prepared for future landings on the lunar surface.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
NASA captures crash site of Japanese moon lander Resilience in detailed lunar photo
NASA 's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured a high-resolution image revealing the crash site of Japan's Resilience moon lander, developed by Tokyo-based private firm ispace. The lander was attempting a historic touchdown on June 5, 2025, in the Moon's Mare Frigoris region, a vast ancient lava plain, but communication was lost shortly after its descent. The newly released image shows a dark smudge surrounded by a faint bright halo, a clear sign of the vehicle's high-speed impact and the resulting disruption of lunar soil. This marks the second failed lunar landing attempt by ispace. NASA tracks Japan's failed moon landing attempt in ancient volcanic region The Resilience spacecraft was aiming for a controlled landing in Mare Frigoris, a region shaped by massive basaltic lava flows over 3.5 billion years ago and later deformed by crustal buckling, forming prominent wrinkle ridges. Shortly after initiating its landing sequence, the ispace Mission Control Center lost contact with the lander. Analysis confirmed that the vehicle had likely crashed. The small Tenacious microrover, developed by ispace's European team in Luxembourg, was also lost during the failed landing. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo NASA's image reveals lunar scars NASA's LRO image clearly shows a dark mark at the impact site, where the spacecraft disrupted the Moon's topsoil, known as regolith. A faint bright halo around the crash point resulted from fine particles being scattered across the surface. According to Mark Robinson, the principal investigator for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, this visual evidence confirms the crash, which occurred about 2.4 km from the originally intended landing spot. Art and ambition lost in the crash The microrover Tenacious carried a unique piece of art, 'Moonhouse' by Swedish artist Mikael Genberg, a miniature model of red and white Swedish-style homes symbolising human presence and creativity on the Moon. This symbolic payload now lies among the wreckage, highlighting the fusion of art, exploration and private space ambitions. A repeated setback for ispace This was ispace's second lunar mission to end in failure. The company's first lander also crashed during its attempted landing in April 2023. Despite the setbacks, ispace remains among a small group of private firms pushing forward in the new era of commercial lunar exploration. The crash underscores the challenges of spaceflight, especially on the Moon, where terrain, timing and technology must align perfectly. While the crash is a disappointment for ispace, the successful imaging by NASA's orbiter provides valuable data and insights into the incident. As private and national space agencies continue their lunar ambitions, such documentation is vital for learning, improving designs and preparing for future missions, including eventual crewed landings and lunar habitation.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
NASA moon orbiter spies grave of crashed Japanese lunar lander (image)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has imaged the crash site of Resilience, a moon lander built and operated by the Tokyo-based company ispace. Resilience tried to touch down on June 5 in the center of Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold), a volcanic region interspersed with large-scale faults known as wrinkle ridges. Mare Frigoris formed over 3.5 billion years ago as massive basalt eruptions flooded low-lying terrain, according to Mark Robinson, a lunar scientist for the company Intuitive Machines who is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Later, the wrinkle ridges formed as the crust buckled under the weight of the heavy basalt deposits. Shortly after Resilience's landing sequence, the ispace Mission Control Center was unable to establish communications with the spacecraft. The team determined that Resilience had likely been lost, a conclusion that was firmed up a few hours later. Also lost on landing was the Tenacious microrover, a small wheeled vehicle developed in Luxembourg by ispace's European subsidiary. Tenacious carried a piece of artwork on its front bumper — Mikael Genberg's "Moonhouse," a small replica of the red-and-white homes famous in Sweden. Related stories: — Private Japanese spacecraft crashes into moon in 'hard landing,' ispace says — Japan's Resilience moon lander aces lunar flyby ahead of historic touchdown try (photo) — Japan's Resilience moon lander arrives in lunar orbit ahead of June 5 touchdown Resilience left some telltale marks when it slammed into the moon on June 5, and LRO noticed them. "The dark smudge formed as the vehicle excavated and redistributed shallow regolith (soil); the faint bright halo resulted from low-angle regolith particles scouring the delicate surface," Robinson, the principal investigator for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, told Inside Outer Space. The crash spot is roughly 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) from the landing site that ispace mapped out, to one decimal place, on its webpage. One decimal place in lunar latitude and longitude equals 19 miles (30 km), Robinson said. Resilience was ispace's second moon lander. The company's first such probe also crashed during its touchdown try, in April 2023. Scott Manley has more details on the Resilience crash; check out his video here.
BBC News
15-06-2025
- BBC News
Huddersfield canal towpath upgrade to improve accessibility
Work to improve accessibility along a six-mile (9.5km) stretch of canal has begun, with more than £3m being spent on repair work along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and Huddersfield Broad Canal is being undertaken by the Canal and River Trust (CRT) in partnership with Kirklees Council and West Yorkshire Combined enterprise manager Mark Robinson said the work would focus on opening up the towpaths to more said: "In a number of places we've got some quite tight barriers. We're going to be taking those out and where we've got steps we're going to be trying to remove those to make it flat." "It will be an all-weather surface, so it's going to be constructed of tarmac laid on a stone surface, much like you would get on the road," he said."To all intents and purposes, it looks like a natural surface but it's very robust. We're not going to have to do anything to it for next 25 years hopefully. And it's suitable for walkers, wheelchair, push chair users and cycles." The work also includes widening the towpaths, where possible, while retaining heritage features, grass verges, and native plants and trees to support wildlife habitats; repairs to the canal walls; and new mooring bollards for resurfacing is the final stage of a five-year, three-phase project, which has seen the walkway made passable from Huddersfield to Standedge Tunnel - the UK's longest, deepest and highest canal work, which also includes construction of a ramp at Scarwood Bridge, is expected to continue until October along the Huddersfield Broad Canal the path is being improved from Aspley Basin to Cooper Bridge, where the canal joins the Calder and Hebble project starts in mid-June and is expected to finish in January the works, both the towpaths will remain open, but with restrictions - meaning people will be escorted through the sites for the scheme has come from West Yorkshire's Active Travel Fund, which is grant funding provided by Active Travel England. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
