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Just4Kids: Where do seashells come from?
48+ min ago (791+ words) " Where do seashells come from? " Ivy, age 5, Phoenix, Arizona Seashells are so plentiful that you may sometimes take them for granted. Scientists have estimated that just one small stretch of beaches along the Gulf of California contained at least 2 trillion…...
Artemis II leaves Earth’s orbit and shoots to the moon
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (411+ words) The Artemis II astronauts blastedtheir main engine Thursday evening to propel the Orion capsule out of Earth's orbit and on to its next phase - a four-day journey toward the moon. NASA officials gave the okay to the "translunar injection" maneuver…...
Tornado warning for southwest Michigan: Residents told to seek shelter
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (140+ words) A tornado warning is in effect in southwest Michigan. The National Weather Service said a severe thunderstorm that could produce a tornado is moving northeast from the Battle Creek area at 55 mph. The storm, which is bringing torrential rainfall, will…...
NASA launches first crewed lunar mission in half a century
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (22+ words) NASA launches first crewed lunar mission in half a century'The Detroit News NASA launches first crewed lunar mission in half a century...
NASA's Artemis II liftoff at Kennedy Space Center
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (18+ words) NASA's Artemis II liftoff at Kennedy Space Center'The Detroit News NASA's Artemis II liftoff at Kennedy Space Center...
NASA's Artemis II crew launches to the moon
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (18+ words) NASA's Artemis II crew launches to the moon'The Detroit News NASA's Artemis II crew launches to the moon...
Astronauts 'make final stop' before Artemis II launch
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (336+ words) NASA's long-awaited return trip to the moon's orbit appears to be on track on Wednesday. Crowds are gathering to watch the Artemis II mission take off; traffic is picking up; and the weather appears to be cooperating in Florida. A…...
Winter storm warning for Northern Michigan predicts snow, ice, sleet
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (306+ words) Another round of winter weather is expected Thursday in northern Michigan. Parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula are expected to get between 2-5 inches of snow and sleet between 8 a.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. Friday, the National Weather Service said in a winter storm warning…...
Artemis II astronaut with Michigan roots to make history on moon mission
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (740+ words) An astronaut with Michigan ties is set to blast off on a major, historic space mission. On Wednesday, Christina Hammock Koch, who was born in Grand Rapids and has relatives in the Grand Rapids area and often returned to the…...
X recovers after brief U.S. outage, Downdetector shows
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (103+ words) Social'media platform X was'back up after a brief outage that impacted thousands'of users in the U.S. on Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com. There'were 562'reports of issues with'Elon Musk-owned'X as of 5:03'p.m. ET,'down from a peak of over 21,000 reports.' Downdetector'tracks outages by…...