China successfully launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 10:27 Sunday (Beijing Time). The satellite, Gaofen-9 05, was sent into orbit by a Long March-2D carrier rocket. A multifunctional test satellite and another satellite named Tiantuo-5 were also launched via the ...
Two separate magnitude 6.8 quakes rocked several areas near Indonesia’s Southern Sumatra on Wednesday, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) noted via social media that earthquakes hit several areas of Southern Sumatra. Current USGS data shows the first quake impacted an ...