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Two US Army Corps of Engineers employees among 8 killed in Alaska charter plane crash

August 21, 2026

Two US Army Corps of Engineers employees among 8 killed in Alaska charter plane crash

Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees were among eight killed when a charter plane crashed in fog near Cape Newenham radar site in Alaska.

Trump to transform spaceflight from spectacle to status quo targeting 3 launches per day

August 21, 2026

Trump to transform spaceflight from spectacle to status quo targeting 3 launches per day

Trump's space policy targets over 1,000 launches and reentries per year by 2030, reshaping launch pads, airspace corridors and air traffic control.

Charter plane crashes near remote radar site in western Alaska, killing all 8 aboard

August 21, 2026

Charter plane crashes near remote radar site in western Alaska, killing all 8 aboard

A Security Aviation charter flight carrying two pilots and six passengers crashed at a remote radar site near Cape Newenham, Alaska, killing all eight people aboard.

Boater's stunt to awaken sleeping polar bear backfires after brazen horn blast

August 20, 2026

Boater's stunt to awaken sleeping polar bear backfires after brazen horn blast

A boater in Svalbard, Norway, was fined 50,000 Norwegian kroner, or roughly $5,300, after intentionally using a ship horn to wake a sleeping polar bear on land.

Bodycam captures Marine pilot appearing unfazed after fiery crash

August 20, 2026

Bodycam captures Marine pilot appearing unfazed after fiery crash

Bodycam footage shows the bloodied pilot walking toward deputies and calmly recounting his ejection after the $67 million fighter jet slammed into a mountainside. (Yakima County Sheriff's Office)

AI firefighting drones take aim at wildfires

August 20, 2026

AI firefighting drones take aim at wildfires

CAL FIRE tested Seneca's autonomous suppression drones in California, while XPRIZE finalists faced field challenges in Alaska during June 2026.

Lost city in area tied to biblical Exodus may have finally been discovered in Egypt

August 20, 2026

Lost city in area tied to biblical Exodus may have finally been discovered in Egypt

A massive sandstone lintel bearing Ramesses II's titles was unearthed by archaeologists at Tell Abu Seifi, potentially linking the site to the lost city of Mesen.

118-year-old mystery cracked as divers discover lost warship beneath the waves

August 20, 2026

118-year-old mystery cracked as divers discover lost warship beneath the waves

The wreck of HMS Tiger was found off the Isle of Wight after divers spent five years researching archives to pinpoint the Royal Navy warship lost in 1908.

Melting Swiss glacier reveals remains of two Belgian mountaineers missing since 1992

August 20, 2026

Melting Swiss glacier reveals remains of two Belgian mountaineers missing since 1992

DNA testing confirmed remains found on a Swiss Alps glacier belong to two Belgian mountaineers who vanished in the Weissmies region in 1992.

8-year-old boy killed after tree falls at YMCA summer camp in Massachusetts

August 19, 2026

8-year-old boy killed after tree falls at YMCA summer camp in Massachusetts

An 8-year-old boy died after a tree fell at a YMCA summer camp in Wayland, Massachusetts, and a counselor sustained minor injuries.