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Kilauea's Episode 48 could begin now to Monday, USGS warns
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (212+ words) Saturday, May 30, 2026 75" Today's Paper Hawaii County Civil Defense issued an alert at about 7 p. m. today that there is a potential for Kilauea to erupt as early as today. The U. S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the forecast window for the onset…...
Blue Origin rocket explodes on Florida launchpad
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (463+ words) Friday, May 29, 2026 84" Today's Paper By Gnaneshwar Rajan and Joe Brock / Reuters Fire and smoke rise from the launch pad of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket as it explodes during a test, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. , on Thursday, in this picture…...
South Kona quake destroyed 5 homes, damaged over 140 structures
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (871+ words) Thursday, May 28, 2026 74" Today's Paper By Stefan Verbano Hawaii Tribune-Herald A home in Opihihale, South Kona, was knocked off its foundation during the 6. 0 earthquake May 22. A magnitude 6. 0 earth quake Friday night in South Kona knocked a home in Opihihale off its…...
New bird species found in Kagoshima
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (312+ words) Thursday, May 28, 2026 74" Today's Paper The Tokara leaf warbler is nearly 5 inches long and is found on the Tokara Islands. TOKYO >> A new bird species has been confirmed in Japan for the first time in 45 years. A team from the Yamashina…...
NASA picks Blue Origin, other space firms for moon missions
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (255+ words) Tuesday, May 26, 2026 78" Today's Paper By Harshita Mary Varghese / Reuters NASA displays newly unveiled lunar base project models from Blue Origin, Lunar Outpost and other companies during a news conference on updated plans for the agency's Moon Base initiative for a…...
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman discusses U. S. moon base plans
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (86+ words) Honolulu Star-Advertiser NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman discusses U. S. moon base plans NASA awarded contracts to space firms including Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Astrolab to send robotic landers, rovers and drones to support the upcoming lunar exploration missions. The U. S. space agency…...
Off the news: Nematodes worm way into beetle fight
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (122+ words) Off the news_ Nematodes worm way into beetle fight Honolulu Star-Advertiser Tuesday, May 26, 2026 76" Today's Paper Today " Updated 8: 21 p. m. The Legislature failed to fund additional research on treatments to beat back the invasive Queensland Longhorn Beetle (QLB) this session. That's shortsighted, and especially…...
Green sea turtles, a visitor draw, also face harassment
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (1527+ words) Tuesday, May 26, 2026 73" Today's Paper Today " Updated 12: 07 a. m. Beachgoers flocked to a honu, left, feeding at the water's edge at Laniakea "Turtle" Beach on Friday, on the North Shore. Crowds have returned after the Kona-low storms, and both government and volunteer groups…...
Nene goslings take flight from Hilo park for first time in years
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (608+ words) Tuesday, May 26, 2026 73" Today's Paper By Grace Inez Adams Hawaii Tribune-Herald GRACE ADAMS / TRIBUNE-HERALD Raymond Mc Guire shows the spot where the nene nest was located in the gardens. A female nene, two male nene and three juveniles roamed the park…...
China sends 3 astronauts on year-long space mission
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (808+ words) Sunday, May 24, 2026 82" Today's Paper By Laurie Chen / Reuters Children wave flags as people gather to watch the launch of the Long March 2 F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft with astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan, and Lai Ka-ying, who is the…...