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US: Artemis II Launch Spotted From Plane Window at Liftoff

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Huge Shelf Cloud Spotted in Northeast Ohio

A massive shelf cloud was spotted in Northeast Ohio on Tuesday evening, March 31, as powerful storms swept across the region.

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China: Mysterious Glowing Object Spotted Spinning in Circles Above Yichang

On March 29, 2026, residents in Yichang, Hubei, witnessed a mysterious glowing object spinning and shifting colors in the night sky, sparking curiosity and speculation. The luminous object was seen hovering high above the city, circling continuously while changing colors from bright white to shades of blue and red.

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China: Wild Giant Panda Spotted Strolling Along Roadside, Completely Unbothered

This is the amusing moment that a Chinese man unexpectedly encountered a wild giant panda while driving along a roadside, only for the famously rare animal to remain aloof and walk away without even turning its head. On March 23, 2026, in Ya’an, Sichuan, the video captured a driver slowing down after spotting a wild giant panda walking calmly along the roadside. The panda appeared round and unhurried, moving at a steady pace as the man watched in amazement from inside his car. Despite the rare and exciting encounter, the panda showed little interest in the human presence. It continued walking forward without looking back, maintaining a calm and indifferent demeanor throughout the clip. The video ended with the panda slowly disappearing from view as it continued along the roadside without acknowledging the man.

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China: Tourists Spot Rare Snow Leopard Roaming Desert in Xinjiang

A rare snow leopard was spotted wandering in the Kumtag Desert in Turpan, Xinjiang, on March 21, 2026, far from its typical high-altitude habitat. Surprised tourists filmed the animal as it moved across the sandy terrain before alerting local authorities.

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US: Stunning Solar Halo Spotted Over Rochester With Aircraft Passing Through

A stunning solar halo was captured over Rochester during the daytime on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, with an aircraft passing through the scene, adding a striking sense of scale to the atmospheric phenomenon.

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Japan: Deer Spotted Roaming Across Osaka City Streets

A deer has been repeatedly sighted at multiple locations across Osaka since March 21, puzzling residents and passersby. The animal has been spotted wandering through urban areas of the city, sparking concern among local authorities. It remains unclear how the deer entered the city center.

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US: Meteor Spotted Across Michigan and Midwest as NASA Confirms Asteroid Fragment

A meteor was spotted across Michigan and several Midwest states on Monday, March 23. NASA confirmed the fireball was caused by a piece of asteroid approximately four inches in diameter, traveling northeast at 29,000 miles per hour.

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US: Meteor Spotted in Allegheny County, Western Pennsylvania

A suspected meteorite landed near Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday morning, March 17, after a bright fireball was reported across multiple states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Michigan — and as far as Virginia and Canada. NASA and the National Weather Service confirmed the event, describing the space rock as weighing about 7 tons and traveling at nearly 45,000 mph. The impact released energy equivalent to 250 tons of TNT, rattling windows and triggering hundreds of emergency calls from alarmed residents.

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US: Massive Shelf Cloud Spotted Over Missouri Under Tornado Watch

A massive shelf cloud was spotted over Wentzville, Missouri, on Sunday, March 15, as a line of severe thunderstorms brought strong winds and a risk for tornadoes to the area.

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China: Mother Seal Guides Pup Across Thin Sea Ice in Liaodong Bay

A heartwarming scene captured a mother seal and her pup moving across thin sea ice in Liaodong Bay, Liaoning, China, on January 29. The mother led steadily over the frozen surface while the pup, still covered in patches of white down, slipped and scrambled to keep up.

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US: Large Tornado Spotted Over Carlisle as Severe Weather Strikes Indiana

Multiple tornadoes were spotted in East Central Illinois and Indiana on Thursday, February 19, as severe weather impacted the region. This video shows a large tornado spotted over Carlisle in Sullivan County, Indiana.

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US: Tornado Reported in Crawford County, Illinois as Severe Storms Strike

A tornado warning was issued Thursday, Feb. 19, for parts of east-central Illinois as severe storms moved through the region. A tornado was reportedly spotted in Crawford County, causing significant damage. Video from Robinson shows large hail falling and what appears to be a funnel cloud forming amid the intense storm.

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Japan: Fireball Spotted Across Greater Tokyo Area

A bright fireball was spotted in the night sky across the Greater Tokyo Area on Monday, February 9.

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China: Clever Chicken Evades Tigers Under Sightseeing Vehicle on New Year’s Eve

In a Henan Province tiger park on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31, a clever chicken was spotted using a slow-moving sightseeing vehicle as a shield to escape two Siberian tigers. The bird synchronized its steps beneath the car's chassis to stay out of reach, outsmarting the predators within the tiger reserve.

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Jannis Niewohner spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Jannis Niewohner spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Jannis Niewohner spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Saint Levant spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Saint Levant spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Jannis Niewohner spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Jannis Niewohner spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Saint Levant spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Saint Levant spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Kentaro Sakaguchi spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Kentaro Sakaguchi spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Kentaro Sakaguchi spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Jannis Niewohner spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Benjamin De Alemida spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Kentaro Sakaguchi spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Celebs Leaving Hotel Paris To Attend Prada Show

Benjamin De Alemida spotted leaving Hotel Paris to attend the Prada Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Riccardo Giordano/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Kevin Costner Spotted On His Way To Brioni

Kevin Costner is spotted walking down the street on his way to the Brioni presentation during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 16, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Kevin Costner Spotted On His Way To Brioni

Kevin Costner is spotted walking down the street on his way to the Brioni presentation during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 16, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Kevin Costner Spotted On His Way To Brioni

Kevin Costner is spotted walking down the street on his way to the Brioni presentation during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 16, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Kevin Costner Spotted On His Way To Brioni

Kevin Costner is spotted walking down the street on his way to the Brioni presentation during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 16, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MFW - Kevin Costner Spotted On His Way To Brioni

Kevin Costner is spotted walking down the street on his way to the Brioni presentation during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 16, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Wild Tiger Seen Running on Highway Ahead of Moving Car in Jilin

On December 26, 2025, in Yanbian, Jilin, a wild young tiger was filmed running along a highway in front of a moving car.

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[Breaking News]Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an aerial view of the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, where a wolf escaped from its enclosure. The European wolf was recaptured at around 2:20 p.m. after being spotted on a public pathway inside the zoo. (Kyodo)

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Spain: Several Waterspouts Spotted Off Mazarrón as One Makes Landfall 2

Several waterspouts were spotted off the coast of Mazarrón, Murcia, on Sunday, December 28, with at least one making landfall and tearing through the local port. The violent winds damaged several vessels and destroyed restaurant terraces, though authorities confirmed there were no injuries.

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Spain: Several Waterspouts Spotted Off Mazarrón as One Makes Landfall

Several waterspouts were spotted off the coast of Mazarrón, Murcia, on Sunday, December 28, with at least one making landfall and tearing through the local port. The violent winds damaged several vessels and destroyed restaurant terraces, though authorities confirmed there were no injuries.

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Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an aerial view of the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, where a wolf escaped from its enclosure. The European wolf was recaptured at around 2:20 p.m. after being spotted on a public pathway inside the zoo.

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Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an aerial view of the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, where a wolf escaped from its enclosure. The European wolf was recaptured at around 2:20 p.m. after being spotted on a public pathway inside the zoo.

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Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an aerial view of the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, where a wolf escaped from its enclosure. The European wolf was recaptured at around 2:20 p.m. after being spotted on a public pathway inside the zoo.

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Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an aerial view of the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, where a wolf escaped from its enclosure. The European wolf was recaptured at around 2:20 p.m. after being spotted on a public pathway inside the zoo.

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Chinese Mergansers Spotted In Yongtai - China

Chinese mergansers fly over the Dazhang River in Yongtai County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Sixteen Chinese mergansers, a national first-class protected species, were spotted wintering here. Photo by Wei Peiquan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Mergansers Spotted In Yongtai - China

An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Dazhang River in Yongtai County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Sixteen Chinese mergansers, a national first-class protected species, were spotted wintering here. Photo by Wei Peiquan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Mergansers Spotted In Yongtai - China

A Chinese merganser forages in the Dazhang River in Yongtai County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Sixteen Chinese mergansers, a national first-class protected species, were spotted wintering here. Photo by Wei Peiquan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Mergansers Spotted In Yongtai - China

Chinese mergansers fly over the Dazhang River in Yongtai County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Sixteen Chinese mergansers, a national first-class protected species, were spotted wintering here. Photo by Wei Peiquan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Mergansers Spotted In Yongtai - China

Chinese mergansers swim in the Dazhang River in Yongtai County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Sixteen Chinese mergansers, a national first-class protected species, were spotted wintering here. Photo by Wei Peiquan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Mergansers Spotted In Yongtai - China

Chinese mergansers fly over the Dazhang River in Yongtai County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Sixteen Chinese mergansers, a national first-class protected species, were spotted wintering here. Photo by Wei Peiquan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM