Day: May 2, 2025

Officials fear a huge tsunami could be heading for Chile after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Argentina.

The warning came after the quake struck around 200km (124miles) south of Puerto Williams, near Chile’s southern tip, at 9am local time. 

Chilean disaster authorities said the coastal area of the Magallanes Region in Southern Chile would have to be evacuated due to the tsunami risk. 

Update:

7.5 Earthquake south of Ushuaia, in Drake Passage, Argentina. First one was 7.1 Possible tsunami. Still in evaluation.

No damage or casualties have been initially reported.

The earthquake struck Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica at a depth of just 10km (6 miles), the USGS said.

Tsunami warning for Chile as huge 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Argentina https://t.co/sOzB6A33ir

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) May 2, 2025

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Tsunami warning sirens in Puerto Williams, Chile
People are moving to higher ground after 7.4 Earthquake. pic.twitter.com/ImLCnigJzW

— Disasters Daily (@DisastersAndI) May 2, 2025

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Matt Arco, a sharp political journalist who doggedly covered governors, presidents, and presidential candidates for NJ Advance Media for more than a decade, died suddenly of natural causes Wednesday, his family said. He was 39.

Deeply sourced, eager to sniff out hypocrisy, and beloved by colleagues, friends, and family, Arco was technically the first reporter hired by NJ Advance Media — the company that provides content to NJ.com and The Star-Ledger — in 2014.

He quickly became a force at the Statehouse bureau, emerging as one of the most respected reporters covering the colorful and dramatic world of New Jersey politics.

Arco was the news organization’s top reporter chronicling Gov. Chris Christie‘s administration and became one of the nation’s go-to journalists on the high-profile Republican, detailing his town halls and presidential campaign stops from New Hampshire to Iowa. 

“That meant covering him every single day until he left office and then some,” Arco said in 2024. 

After Christie launched his second bid for president in 2023, Arco produced a must-read New Jersey Advance Media newsletter that gave readers an in-depth account of how the ex-governor tried to topple his former friend Donald Trump. 

Life is unfair. Matt Arco died at just 39. Our hearts are broken. He was so sweet. So good. https://t.co/LMIkj9Aci4

— Natalie Paterson (@IamNPaterson) May 1, 2025

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Kosmos 482, weighing 500kg, was meant to land on Venus in the 1970s but it never made it out of orbit because of a rocket malfunction

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.

It’s too early to know where the half-ton mass of metal might come down or how much of it will survive re-entry, according to space debris-tracking experts.

Dutch scientist Marco Langbroek predicts the failed spacecraft will re-enter about 10 May. He estimates it will come crashing in at 150mph (242km/h), if it remains intact.

“While not without risk, we should not be too worried,” Langbroek said in an email.

The object is relatively small and, even if it doesn’t break apart, “the risk is similar to that of a random meteorite fall, several of which happen each year. You run a bigger risk of getting hit by lightning in your lifetime,” he said.

Scientists Warn: A Soviet Spacecraft May Crash to Earth

The object in question is Kosmos 482, launched back in 1972. It was intended to travel to Venus, but due to a malfunction, it remained in Earth's orbit.

Now, the aging spacecraft, weighing around 500 kg, has begun… pic.twitter.com/1YJMnDXOSV

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 2, 2025

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