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Annual. Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. [2] [1] [3]
Artemis 2 →. Artemis 1, officially Artemis I [10] and formerly Exploration Mission-1 ( EM-1 ), [11] was an uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission. As the first major spaceflight of NASA 's Artemis program, Artemis 1 marked the agency's return to lunar exploration after the conclusion of the Apollo program five decades earlier.
Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. It was launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2.
Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging the individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour for Earth, and additionally marked by landmarks and businesses switching off non-essential electric lights, for one hour from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., usually on the last Saturday of March, as a symbol of commitment to the ...
5.0–5.9. 2,046. 4.0–4.9. 14,643. ← 2020. 2022 →. This is a list of earthquakes in 2021. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time.
As a result of the eruption, a 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) tsunami [86] struck the Tongan capital Nukuʻalofa. [20] [87] Tide gauges in the city recorded waves 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in) in height. [88] Videos posted on the Internet showed a series of waves hitting the shore and homes, sweeping away debris. [89]
2021 Fukushima earthquake. / 37.720; 141.762. Multiple. The largest is an Mw 6.0. An intense and deadly seismic event struck offshore east of Tōhoku, Japan. The M JMA 7.3 or M w 7.1 earthquake occurred on a Saturday night at 23:07 JST (14:07 UTC) on 13 February at a focal depth of 44.0 kilometers (27.3 mi). [6]
Capitol Police began investigating the DNC pipe bomb at 1:07 p.m., and Harris was evacuated at approximately 1:14 p.m. [226] The devices were of a similar design – about one foot (30 cm) in length. [ 225 ] [ 227 ] They were safely detonated by bomb squads ; [ 224 ] the pipe bomb at the RNC was neutralized at 3:33 p.m. and the pipe bomb at the ...