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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal scie

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal scie

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal scie

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal scie

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal scie

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal scie

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Sake Making At Jozan Brewery In Fukui - Japan

Samples of fresh sake are pictured at Jozan Brewery in Fukui. Japanese alcoholic beverages, including sake (nihonshu), shochu and awamori, are made from grains and water. Craftspeople use koji mold to convert the starch in the ingredients into sugar, and oversee the process to make sure the mold grows in optimal conditions. Jozan, a brewery located in Fukui Prefecture, a region renowned for its high-quality rice, has upheld traditional sake-making for over 220 years. Led by Shinpei Tokoyama, the brewery exemplifies its ongoing efforts in coping with challenges in modern era while preserving traditional craftsmanship. With modern techniques, Jozan has realized a meticulous control over the brewing process, ensuring the consistency of product quality without compromising the essence of traditional making methods. In 2017, Jozan also renovated its brewing space, combining functionality with modern design to accommodate both production needs and visitors from around the world. The United Nations Educational, Scie

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-SHORT-FINNED PILOT WHALE-BIODIVERSITY (CN)

(240709) -- HAIKOU, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Members of a marine biodiversity expedition team observe on the prow in the waters east of Hainan Island, south China, July 6, 2024. A 5-day marine biodiversity expedition held in Hainan concluded on Monday. Experts state that the recently rescued and released short-finned pilot whale "Haitang" is of good condition. The male whale Haitang was found injured and stranded in the Haitang Bay of Sanya City on January 3, and was sent to the Sanya Haichang Animal Conservation Center for treatment. It was released back into the sea on May 26 after thorough investigation and discussion by experts. Based on the information of a signal device attached on its back, Haitang shows good abilities living in the wild and adaptability to the deep-sea environment. Within its swimming area, the expedition team spotted a large number of short-finned pilot whales. According to Li Songhai, chief scientist of the team and researcher of the Institute of Deep-Sea Scie

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ChineseToday | Dinosaur egg fossils restorer: discovering mysteries of paleontological life

(240518) -- SHIYAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Bi corrects the serial number of a dinosaur egg fossil group at Hubei Qinglong Mountain Dinosaur Egg Fossil Site Museum in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province, May 16, 2024. With precision tools in hands, Zhao Bi, a researcher with the Hubei Institute of Geosciences, leans over a nest of dinosaur egg fossils, and intently removes undesired substance attached to their surfaces. This has been the daily routine for Zhao and other dinosaur egg fossil restorers at Hubei Qinglong Mountain Dinosaur Egg Fossil Site Museum in Shiyan City. The Museum is dedicated to in-situ protection and display of dinosaur egg fossils. The fossil site covers more than 7,000 square meters, with 3,204 dinosaur egg fossils restored, protected, and displayed in their original positions. Back in 2020, the Hubei Qinglong Mountain Dinosaur Egg Fossil Group National Nature Reserve, the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under the Chinese Academy of Scie

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-MT. QOMOLANGMA-HERDSMAN (CN)

(230522) -- LHASA, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Herdsman Palden poses with his yaks in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 17, 2023. Due to the complicated natural conditions of the world's highest peak Mount Qomolangma, yak conveyance has become an essential means of transporting goods and materials for scientific expedition to Mt. Qomolangma. Herdsmen living in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, the nearest administrative township in China to Mt. Qomolangma, have been providing yak services to climbers in response to demand. The herdsmen's work of yak conveyance usually starts from walking the yaks onto the Mt. Qomolangma base camp at an altitude of 5,200 meters. Then they load these yaks with goods like oxygen cylinders and tents before heading for advance camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters on Mt. Qomolangma. This year, Chinese scientists have started a scientific expedition to the Mt. Qomolangma region in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, as part of the second comprehensive scie

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China launches space-based observatory to unravel the Sun's secrets

STORY: China launches space-based observatory to unravel the Sun's secrets DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the satellite model 2. various of satellite simulation and animation 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GAN WEIQUN, Principal scientist of the satellite, Purple Mountain Observatory under Chinese Academy of Sciences 4. various of eruptive phenomena simulation 5. various of researchers working STORYLINE: China sent a solar exploration satellite into space on Sunday, furthering the country's scientific endeavor to unravel the mysteries of the Sun. The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), nicknamed Kuafu-1 in Chinese, was launched aboard a Long March-2D rocket at 07:43 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, and entered its planned orbit successfully. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GAN WEIQUN, Principal scientist of the satellite, Purple Mountain Observatory under Chinese Academy of Scie

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GLOBALink | Rare Chinese white dolphins spotted off the coast of E China

STORY: Rare Chinese white dolphins spotted off the coast of E China DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:03 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese white dolphins 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XIANYAN, Researcher of the Xiamen-based Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources STORYLINE: Xiamen is the only city in the Chinese mainland where Chinese white dolphins can be spotted from the beaches. Known as "giant panda of the sea," the endangered species is under first-class state protection in China. The species generally lives in shallow waters less than 10 meters deep in the sea. According to Wang Xianyan, a Xiamen-based researcher, there are 60 to 70 Chinese white dolphins in the Xiamen bay now, as compared to around 40 in the 1990s. Some residents living by the shores can even spot the mammals on their balconies. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XIANYAN, Researcher of the Xiamen-based Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources "Scie