The Virtual Tribune
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Dark Sky Preserves Surge to 201 Certified Global Sites
MONTREAL, July 20 — The figure that matters: 201. That is the number of certified Dark Sky Places…
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Moon crash: discarded rocket stage hits lunar surface
TUCSON, July 20 — The Moon’s far side now carries a scar that no human eye will ever…
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Moderate earthquake strikes Samoa, no tsunami threat
APIA, Samoa, July 21 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 141 kilometers south-southwest of Gataivai, Samoa, late Monday…
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Oil Market Shockwaves: Blockade May Reshape Global Energy Prices
NEW DELHI, July 20 — Indian refiners, already navigating volatile crude markets, are bracing for a severe supply…
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West Texas Intermediate remains key U.S. oil pricing benchmark
CUSHING, July 20 — West Texas Intermediate crude oil remains the dominant U.S. benchmark for global petroleum pricing,…
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The Economic and Market Impact of US-Iran Military Strikes on Oil
WASHINGTON, July 20 — The opening salvos in the latest US-Iran confrontation sent global oil prices climbing on…
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DSCOVR Mission and Rocket Stage Collide After Seven Years in Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 20 — The abandoned upper stage of the Falcon 9 rocket that launched the DSCOVR…
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Civil Disobedience: From Antigone to Martin Luther King Jr.
WASHINGTON, July 20 — The cell door clangs shut, and a citizen sits inside, not for a crime…
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Light pollution blocks night skies for 83% of world, threatens stargazing
WASHINGTON, July 20 — An estimated 83 percent of the world’s population now lives under light-polluted skies. The…
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Saudi Arabia: From 1932 Unification to World’s Second-Largest Oil Producer
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia occupies the heart of the Middle East, stretching across the bulk of the…
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Oil flows, prices, economic exposure data under scrutiny
RIYADH, July 20 — The Houthi blockade declaration in the Red Sea has sent a jolt through global…
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Power Purchase Agreements Fuel Tech Giants’ Renewable Energy Data Centers
NEW DELHI, July 20 — Power purchase agreements are quietly reshaping how corporate India buys electricity, but the…
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Moderate quake hits Kermadec Islands, no tsunami threat
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands late on July 20,…
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United Nations COPUOS guides peaceful space use for 60+ years
VIENNA, July 20 — The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space concluded its annual…
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From SERT-1 to Dawn: 50 years of ion thrusters’ deep-space impact
WASHINGTON, July 20 — The ion thruster, a form of electric propulsion for spacecraft, has quietly become a…
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Global Oil Supply at Risk: Strait of Hormuz Is World’s Key Chokepoint
MANAMA, July 20 — A tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz, followed by US strikes, has sent…
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Shallow Mid-Atlantic quake felt strongly, no tsunami risk
WASHINGTON, July 20 — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge late Monday evening, according to…
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Oil markets jittery as U.S.-Iran tensions, Houthis stir supply risks
WASHINGTON, July 20 — As geopolitical tensions in the Middle East simmer, the global oil market is once…
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NASA’s Orion & SpaceX Starship to Return Humans to Moon
WASHINGTON, July 20 — A detailed mission architecture for Artemis III, based on engineering documents and NASA planning…
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Strait of Hormuz closure threatens Asia’s oil supply
TEHRAN, July 20 — A narrow waterway barely 33 kilometres wide at its narrowest point carries roughly one-fifth…
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Strait of Hormuz: 104-mile chokepoint central to 2026 energy crisis
MUSCAT, July 20 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf with the open…
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Economic Shockwaves: Strait of Hormuz Closure Cost to Southeast Asia
MANILA, July 20 — For the ten economies of Southeast Asia, a hypothetical closure of the Strait of…
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The Moon Economy: How Artemis Is Driving Space Commercialization
WASHINGTON, July 20 – The Artemis programme has quietly transformed from a government-led lunar ambition into a commercial…
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NASA Artemis III: Four Astronauts, Three Craft, Two Weeks Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, July 20 — The next human footsteps on the Moon are scheduled for a launch…
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