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4 space station fliers return to Earth with Pacific Ocean splashdown
The splashdown off San Diego closed out a 148-day mission for two NASA astronauts, a Japanese flier and a Russian cosmonaut.
Henriette regains tropical storm strength in the Pacific but is still not forecast to threaten land
Henriette regained tropical storm strength in the Pacific Ocean well east of Hawaii on Saturday, but forecasters said it was ...
Commercial fishing in a vast Pacific nature area is halted after a judge blocks a Trump order
Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again after a judge in ...
Scientists shocked as deep-sea expedition captures 'enigmatic' discovery at bottom of Pacific Ocean: 'Might otherwise be missed entirely'
The researchers found the sea snail, also known as a limpet, attached to underwater volcanic rock, per Wildlife Discovery.
Scientists identify culprit killing sea stars in the Pacific Ocean
Sick sea stars are lethargic, lose their arms and disintegrate into gooey masses. More than 90% of sunflower sea stars were ...
The world's longest marine heat wave upended ocean life across the Pacific
More than a decade since the start of the longest ocean warming event ever recorded, scientists are still working to ...
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NASA’s Crew-10 Returns With A Pacific Ocean Splashdown
HOUSTON—NASA’s Crew-10 SpaceX Dragon capsule Endurance descended safely under parachute into the Pacific Ocean off the coast ...
3 reasons why the Pacific Ocean tsunami fizzled before reaching WA
Waves and strong currents are expected to continue Wednesday for Washington but it appears we've escaped largely unscathed.
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Rare Deep Sea Creature Discovered in the Pacific Ocean
Known to only live in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the Solumbellula appeared in the Pacific for the first time to ...
Iona becomes first hurricane in central Pacific Ocean this year
Hurricane Iona was expected to move westward for the next couple of days and stay far south of the Hawaiian Islands, ...
Tropical Storm Keli forms and is second cyclone now in central Pacific Ocean
Two tropical cyclones are swirling across the ocean southeast of Hawaii but forecasters don't expect them to cause any issues ...
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The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean basin in the world, covering ...
Drainage, structural and ocean are the major types of basins. As for ocean basins, the Pacific Ocean is the world's largest, covering 63 million square miles, with deep depths averaging 13,000 feet.