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Astronaut Hall of Fame

At the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony, new and former inductees are seated on the dais. In the front row, from left, are John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Al Worden, Steven Hawley, Michael Coats, John Young, Jim Lovell and Ed Mitchell. At far left is John Zarrella, CNN's Miami Bureau Chief, who moderated. The May 5 induction added space shuttle commanders Michael L. Coats, Steven A. Hawley and Jeffrey A. Hoffman to the Hall of Fame. They grow the number of space explorers enshrined in the Hall of Fame to 66. The ceremony was held at the Kennedy Space Center's Apollo/Saturn V Center on May 5, 2007. .Photo credit: NASA/tory Photo by Kim Shiflett / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 6TH DISTRICT. LUXEMBOURG GARDEN. CHILDREN PLAY DURING THE HEAT WAVE AT 38?C IN THE FOUNTAIN OF THE FOUR PARTS OF THE WORLD IN THE GARDEN OF THE GREAT EXPLORERS ON JUNE 29, 2019 Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 6TH DISTRICT. LUXEMBOURG GARDEN. CHILDREN PLAY DURING THE HEAT WAVE AT 38?C IN THE FOUNTAIN OF THE FOUR PARTS OF THE WORLD IN THE GARDEN OF THE GREAT EXPLORERS ON JUNE 29, 2019 Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Receives Astronauts - Amsterdam

Royal Palace Amsterdam King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima receive the participants of the 35th ASE Planetary Congress in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an association of more than four hundred astronauts from 38 different countries, including André Kuipers. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Shared Path | A "city on the sea" bears aspirations of Sri Lankans

STORY: A Shared Path | A "city on the sea" bears aspirations of Sri Lankans DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:08:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY STORYLINE: Sri Lanka, a "gem in the Indian Ocean." The vast expanse of the sea has always been a blessing for locals. However, it also limits the island country's potential for development. Puttalam Village Sri Lanka SOUNDBITE (Sinhalese): SANJEEWA FERNANDO, Local resident, and his son Son: "Dad, I don't want to be a fisherman when I grow up." Father: "Then, what do you want to do?" Son: "I'd like to do something that no one in our village has ever done before." Father: "Son, what's that indeed?" Son: Dad, do you think a city can grow from the sea? Sanjeewa Fernando couldn't answer his son's question. But maybe he could give him an answer the second day. SOUNDBITE (Sinhalese): SANJEEWA FERNANDO, Local resident "Son, tomorrow I'm going to the port city for a job interview. Wanna come along?" Explorers are bound to succeed. -- A Sri Lankan proverb Ferna

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Shuanghe Cave in China's Guizhou officially world's third longest

STORY: Shuanghe Cave in China's Guizhou officially world's third longest DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: GUIZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Guizhou's mountains and caves 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN BOTTAZZI, French caver in China 3. various of Shuanghe Cave STORYLINE: Asia's longest cave, Shuanghe Cave in China's Guizhou, has been found to be 409.9 km long and 912 meters deep. This has made the cave the third longest in the world. Shuanghe Cave has been dubbed a "karst natural cave museum." This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN BOTTAZZI, French caver in China "The exploration is an ongoing process. And every time we discover something new is a little more than the day before. There is here some value that are difficult to find in other place in the world. " The cave expedit

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute observe the rock formation inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Photo by

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute observes the rock formation inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Photo b

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Li

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute are on their way to explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute enters a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert (2nd L) and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute prepare to explore Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers conduct an expedition inside Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Luo Fei)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Photo by Zhao Fei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Li

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- French caver Jean Bottazzi attends a press conference on the latest research results on Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 26, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert conducts an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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Association of Space Explorers conference opens in Türkiye

STORY: Association of Space Explorers conference opens in Türkiye DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: BURSA, Türkiye CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gokmen Space Aviation Training Center 2. various of annual conference of Association of Space Explorers (ASE) STORYLINE: The annual conference of the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) started on Monday in the Turkish city of Bursa, gathering dozens of astronauts and pioneers in the space industry from around the world. The ASE's 34th Planetary Congress, which runs until Friday, attracted more than 70 representatives from around 20 countries and offers a series of technical sessions, seminars and student meetings. Many prominent names in the industry, including world-renowned astronauts, would be sharing their experiences, including Chinese astronaut Fei Junlong. Speaking at the opening of the event, Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacir urged the global community to work together and develop the space i

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Over 100 prehistoric engravings found in northeastern Spain

STORY: Over 100 prehistoric engravings found in northeastern Spain DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: TARRAGONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the engravings STORYLINE: Over a hundred "exceptional" engravings from between 3,000 and 5,000 years ago have been discovered inside a cave complex in Tarragona of Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia. The engravings were depicted on an eight-meter-long panel on a wall in the Cova de la Vila cave. Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) said the engravings are "exceptional, both for their singularity and for their excellent state of conservation." Although the cave was first found in 1941, the engravings were only discovered in May 2021 by three cave explorers. Arranged in five horizontal lines, the engravings depict animals, star shapes and geometric patterns which IPHES specialist Ramon Vinas said "are not a random composition but clearly have a symbolic meaning" for the Ne

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Young woman scientist strives to make Chinese extra-terrestrial explorers smarter

STORY: Young woman scientist strives to make Chinese extra-terrestrial explorers smarter DATELINE: March 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:24 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhejiang Lab 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YUEHUA, Researcher, Zhejiang Lab 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YUEHUA, Researcher, Zhejiang Lab 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI YUEHUA, Researcher, Zhejiang Lab STORYLINE: A post-90s woman scientist in east China's Zhejiang is working to make China's extraterrestrial exploration more intelligent with a group of young colleagues. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YUEHUA, Researcher, Zhejiang Lab "We've developed some intelligence-sensing and intelligence-understanding algorithms to apply AI to the robot. So autonomous navigation can be more intelligent to conduct detection and sampling on objects of interest in the extraterrestrial environment." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YUEHUA, Researcher, Zhejiang Lab "It doesn't happen all at once. It's very rare. Failure is a common thing. Ou

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Astronaut Noguchi 1st Asian to head space explorers' group

BEIJING, China - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi lectures at a Japanese school in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2014. He was selected as head of the Huston, Texas-based Association of Space Explorers as the first Asian to assume the post.

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Canadian man promotes Chinese culture with antique boat

STORY: Canadian man promotes Chinese culture with antique boat DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Ottawa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the boat and tours 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MONTE GISBORNE, Canadian citizen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MONTE GISBORNE, Canadian citizen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MONTE GISBORNE, Canadian citizen STORYLINE: A Canadian man is trying to promote Chinese culture by launching sightseeing tours with an antique sailboat he owns. Monte Gisborne has long been interested in Chinese culture and the legendary Chinese navigator Zheng He. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MONTE GISBORNE, Canadian citizen "I want to learn about Asian boats. So and of course, if you want to learn about Asian boats, a great period of Chinese boat building, you have to look at Zheng He, the greatest explorer of all time. All my friends were interested in Columbus and Magellan and Drake and all these European explorers, but I knew that the real story was Zheng He. I grew up reading everythi