MOON’S DEADLY BULLSEYE REVEALED
The science is mind-blowing, the implications for space travel quite unfathomable.
But when the four Artemis Il astronauts transit the dark side of the Moon tomorrow, it will also be a mind-blowing personal journey as they become the first humans to gaze directly into the depths of its most mysterious feature.
Appearing like a giant bullseye, the Mare Orientale – or Eastern Sea – will loom before them as a 200-mile-wide crater, formed 3.7billion years ago by an asteroid smashing into the surface at nine miles a second.
ARTEMIS II ASTRONAUTS TO BE FIRST HUMANS TO WITNESS MOON'S MYSTERIOUS MARE ORIENTALE IN SUNLIGHT — As the crew crosses the Moon’s dark side tomorrow, Commander Wiseman and team will face total radio blackout, left alone to stare down a jaw-dropping 200-mile-wide crater formed by a cataclysmic asteroid strike 3.7 billion years ago—three times the size of the dinosaur-killing impact. Unlike Apollo missions that glimpsed a shadowy, black-and-white bullseye from low orbit, Artemis II’s high-altitude flyby will crack open the secrets of this ancient cosmic scar, promising a once-in-a-lifetime encounter that could rewrite our understanding of lunar history—and the future of space exploration hangs in the balance.
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Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins, Mister Guitar (1924)June 20, 2026
Atkins got his first guitar by making a trade with his brother, and it was arguably the best deal he ever made. Although he struggled with shyness and suffered from severe asthma—he had to sleep sitting up and often fell asleep still holding his guitar—he became an accomplished guitarist and went on to release several hit records, develop a signature line of guitars, and help create country music's "Nashville sound." What did "Mr. Guitar," as he came to be known, trade to get that first guitar?
Atkins got his first guitar by making a trade with his brother, and it was arguably the best deal he ever made. Although he struggled with shyness and suffered from severe asthma—he had to sleep sitting up and often fell asleep still holding his guitar—he became an accomplished guitarist and went on to release several hit records, develop a signature line of guitars, and help create country music's "Nashville sound." What did "Mr. Guitar," as he came to be known, trade to get that first guitar?Today’s Holiday
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West Virginia DayJune 20, 2026
West Virginia Day is a state holiday in West Virginia to celebrate its joining the Union in 1863 as the 35th state. The creation of the state was a result of the Civil War. The settlers of western Virginia defied the state's vote to secede from the Union, and on June 20 West Virginia formally entered the Union as an anti-slave state. The day is marked with ceremonies at the state capitol in Charleston and at the West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling. It was there that the conventions were held to declare West Virginia's independence from Virginia.
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Black TeaJune 20, 2026
Excluding water, tea is the most widely consumed drink on the planet, drunk either hot or cold by half the world's population. The vast majority of tea sold in the West is black tea, made from fermented leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Generally stronger in flavor and more caffeinated than the green and oolong varieties, black tea retains its flavor for several years and has long been an article of trade, serving as a form of currency into the 19th century in what countries?
Excluding water, tea is the most widely consumed drink on the planet, drunk either hot or cold by half the world's population. The vast majority of tea sold in the West is black tea, made from fermented leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Generally stronger in flavor and more caffeinated than the green and oolong varieties, black tea retains its flavor for several years and has long been an article of trade, serving as a form of currency into the 19th century in what countries?
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