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NASA's SPHEREx telescope 'opens its eyes on the universe', taking stunning debut image of 100,000 galaxies and starsSPHEREx's first images — containing roughly 100,000 points of light stars, galaxies and nebulae — have confirmed that the telescope is working according to its design.
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'A notch above a gimmick': Experts question scientific merit of billionaire's Fram2 'space adventure' around Earth's polesThe recently launched Fram2 mission, which is funded and led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, will attempt to grow mushrooms, test out hormone diapers and X-ray civilian astronauts. However, experts say that these novel experiments are unlikely to yield meaningful results.
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'Welcome home!': NASA astronauts who spent 9 months in orbit finally back on EarthAfter nine months in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have splash-landed off the coast of Florida.
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When will the 'stranded' NASA astronauts return to Earth?After spending more than nine months in space, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally coming home. NASA is targeting a Tuesday evening (March 18) splashdown for the returning astronauts, if weather conditions remain favorable.
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Liftoff! NASA launches SPHEREx telescope — an infrared observatory that will help JWST solve the mysteries of the universeNASA's newly-launched SPHEREx space telescope will offer a complementary 'panoramic' view to the JWST's high resolution infrared snapshots, enabling astronomers to study some of the universe's biggest mysteries.
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Watch: SpaceX Starship explodes mid-flight for a 2nd time this year, raining fiery debris over FloridaA photo of starship launching in the distance with massive plume of smoke.
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There was nearly 1 rocket launch attempt every 34 hours in 2024 — this year will be even busier"There is reason to have confidence in upward trajectory of the space economy."
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How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere?Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.'
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Newly discovered near-Earth asteroid isn't an asteroid at all — it's Elon Musk's trashed TeslaAstronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster and its driver "Starman," which were launched into space in 2018.
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