[Breaking News]Giant panda at western Japan zoo

SHIRAHAMA, Japan, Sept. 18 Kyodo - Giant panda Yuihin is pictured next to artificial snow given to her on her eighth birthday at the Adventure World zoo and amusement park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2024. Yuihin was given an eight-sided ice block as well. (Kyodo)

Giant panda at western Japan zoo

SHIRAHAMA, Japan, Sept. 18 Kyodo - Giant panda Yuihin is pictured next to artificial snow given to her on her eighth birthday at the Adventure World zoo and amusement park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2024. Yuihin was given an eight-sided ice block as well. (Kyodo)

Giant panda at western Japan zoo

Giant panda at western Japan zoo

Giant panda Yuihin is pictured next to artificial snow given to her on her eighth birthday at the Adventure World zoo and amusement park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2024. Yuihin was given an eight-sided ice block as well.

RELAY Communications Satellite

RELAY Communications Satellite

The RELAY communications satellite shown in a December 11, 1962 photo released by NASA. The 172-pound spacecraft eight sided prism is 33 inches high and 29 inches in diameter at tis broad end. The exterior composed of eight honeycomb aluminum panels studded with 8,215 solar cells. The communications satellite prime function will be used for technical experiments although public demonstrations of television, telephone calls, teletype photo facsimile, and high speed data will be transmitted. The 18-inch long wideband communications antenna points toward the Earth while Relay travels through space. Three of the four telemetry antennas are shown extending from the broad end. Mounted on the center panel are special solar cells and diodes which will be tested for radiation damage. Relay 1 was launched atop a Delta B rocket on December 13, 1962, from LC-17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: NASA via CNP

The Dutch Lantern,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The Dutch Lantern,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The turning and hanging lanterns donated by the Dutch King is placed by the Honchido in front of the Yomei Gate. The Aoi (mallow) emblem is upside down, so it is also called the turning lantern of Sakasa Mon (upside-down emblem). The hanging lantern has a eight-sided hip roof and is covered with a bronze net.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number31‐24‐0]