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SpaceX crew with Australian polar explorer returns to Earth

After orbiting the north and south poles in a privately funded flight, four space tourists have safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. ...

SpaceX’s private polar space trip returns to Earth

The Spokesman-Review | 2025-04-05, 01:55

The four crew members of the private Fram2 mission returned to Earth on Friday after spending more than 3½ days circling the planet on the first human spaceflight on a polar orbit. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience made a parachute-assisted splashdown off the

Private Space Mission Completes Historic Polar Orbit With Pacific Splashdown

The Epoch Times | 2025-04-05, 00:42

Four space tourists returned to Earth on Friday, concluding their journey as the first private crew to orbit the

Four space tourists return to Earth on a private SpaceX flight after orbiting over Earth's poles

no EC Weatherford Democrat | 2025-04-05, 00:30

Four space tourists return to Earth on a private SpaceX flight after orbiting over Earth's poles. ...

Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles

no EC Weatherford Democrat | 2025-04-05, 00:30

Four space tourists are back on Earth after orbiting over the north and south poles. Their SpaceX capsule splashed down in the Pacific off the Southern California coast on Friday. Bitcoin investor Chun Wang bought the 3 1/2-day flight for ...

City-killer asteroid chances of hitting Moon increase slightly

BGR | 2025-04-05, 00:10

NASA has raised the odds that asteroid 2024 YR4, a fast-moving object roughly the size of a 10-story building, could hit the Moon in December 2032. While the chance is still small, the updated forecast does note an increased impact risk that the city-killer

Horns of the Sun

Astronomy | 2025-04-05, 00:07

Fabrizio Melandri from Voltana, Italy The partial

Want to Know How to Survive in Space? Ask a Tardigrade

Universe Today | 2025-04-05, 00:03

Tardigrades are some of the most durable animals ever found. They

Olivia Munn Slams Female Celeb Space Mission: ‘Why?’

Rollingstone | 2025-04-04, 23:55

"I think it’s a bit gluttonous,” the actress said ...

4 space tourists make rare Southern California splashdown after private flight over poles

San Gabriel Valley Tribune | 2025-04-04, 23:16

By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four space tourists who orbited the north and south poles returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Pacific to end their privately funded polar tour. Bitcoin investor Chun Wang chartered a SpaceX flight for

Fram2 astronauts splash down after historic polar spaceflight

Astronomy | 2025-04-04, 23:13

The first astronaut crew to fly directly over Earth’s poles splashed

Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, to get Senate confirmation hearing on April 9

Space | 2025-04-04, 23:10

Isaacman, a billionaire and private astronaut, has flown in space twice on SpaceX rockets and spacecraft. ...

Artemis ESM's Could be Repurposed for Future Missions

Universe Today | 2025-04-04, 22:18

In a recent paper, an international team of

NASA's Perseverance rover watches as 2 Mars dust devils merge into 1 (video)

Space | 2025-04-04, 22:16

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a giant dust devil devouring a smaller storm swirling closely behind on the rim of Jezero Crater. ...

Olivia Munn Blasts Jeff Bezos’ ‘Gluttonous’ All-Female Space Flight: ‘What’s the Point?’ | Video

The Wrap | 2025-04-04, 22:13

Olivia Munn blasted the high-profile, all-female group of women heading to space as part of Jeff Bezos’ latest Blue Origin rocket trip. The actress called the trip “gluttonous,” particularly considering “there are so many other things

How to see Venus light the sky as the bright 'morning star' through fall 2025

Space | 2025-04-04, 21:22

After putting on a great show in our evening sky since the fall of 2024, dazzling Venus puts on a spectacular showing for early morning risers for the balance of 2025. ...

Olivia Munn Questions Purpose of Blue Origin Space Flight With Katy Perry: 'What Are They Doing?'

News18 | 2025-04-04, 21:17

The Jeff Bezos-owned space company has assembled a six-member crew, including Katy Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sanchez, set to launch on April 14. ...

First private SpaceX polar mission splashes down near California

Fox News | 2025-04-04, 20:49

A SpaceX capsule carrying four private astronauts

HoverAir X1 PRO drone review

Space | 2025-04-04, 20:28

The HoverAir X1 PRO is one of two new ZeroZero Robotics selfie drone models and is the more affordable option of the two with 4K video capture with a host of optional accessories available. ...

Astronomers discover doomed pair of spiralling stars on our cosmic doorstep

Science Daily | 2025-04-04, 20:25

Astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light years away. These two stars are on a collision course to explode as a type 1a supernova, appearing 10 times brighter than the moon. ...

Ancient 11.7-Billion-Year-Old Spiral Galaxy Is Five Times More Massive Than the Milky Way

PetaPixel | 2025-04-04, 20:16

An international team of astronomers using

NASA Selects Finalist Teams for Student Human Lander Challenge

NASA | 2025-04-04, 20:10

The agency’s 2025 Human Lander Challenge is designed to inspire and engage the next generation of engineers and scientists as NASA and its partners prepare to NASA home page

SpaceX Took a Big Step Toward Reusing Starship’s Super Heavy Booster

Wired | 2025-04-04, 20:04

A successful reflight of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster would be an important milestone for its Starship program. ...

4 space tourists return to Earth after private flight over Earth's poles

no EC Lodi News Sentinel | 2025-04-04, 20:00

A SpaceX crew has landed in the Pacific after orbiting the north and south poles. Learn about their record-breaking mission ...

U.S.\u00a0Space\u00a0&\u00a0Rocket\u00a0Center offers summer aerospace fellowship program

News Courier | 2025-04-04, 19:52

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Space Camp Institute® is hosting the Alabama Aerospace Fellowship internship program this summer for students ages 15 to 18. This program seeks to support and encourage students interested in pursuing careers in science,

Olivia Munn Blasts Lauren Sánchez’s All-Female Space Flight

The Daily Beast | 2025-04-04, 19:45

NBC/screengrab Olivia Munn is not impressed with Lauren Sánchez’s “gluttonous” all-female space flight, she said during a recent appearance on Today. “I know this is not the cool thing to

Scientists are using stellar 'quakes' to peer inside stars

Space | 2025-04-04, 19:33

Scientists are probing stellar "quakes" to understand what lies beneath the surface of a star's body. ...

Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over Earth's poles

Newsday | 2025-04-04, 19:23

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four space tourists who orbited the north and south poles returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Pacific to end their privately funded polar tour. Bitcoin investor Chun Wang chartered a SpaceX flight for himself and three